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The black-tailed jackrabbit is an important prey species for raptors and carnivorous mammals, such as eagles, hawks, owls, coyotes, foxes, and wild cats. The hares host many ectoparasites including fleas , ticks , lice , and mites ; for this reason, hunters often avoid collecting them.
The Texas black-tailed jackrabbit has one accepted synonym; being Lepus texianus (Texas jackrabbit) by John James Audubon and John Bachman in the Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. [3] The species taxonomic rank was then lowered to a subspecies rank, for the Texas black-tailed jackrabbit looked almost exactly the same as the common black ...
Hare species are native to Africa, Eurasia and North America. ... Black-tailed jackrabbit, ... White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii; In human culture
The black jackrabbit is very conspicuous as its black colouring stands out against the browns, greys, and greens of its surroundings. It is closely related to the black-tailed jackrabbit on the Mexican mainland, but the latter species is exposed to terrestrial predators and does not display melanism. On the island, large predators are absent.
Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus (harvest) San Diego black-tailed jackrabbit, L. c. bennettii (CDFW special concern; endemic) White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii (CDFW special concern, harvest) European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (introduced) Desert cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii (harvest)
The African black-footed cat is not a danger to people, or even to wildebeests, gazelle, or jackrabbits, but birds fear it and rats tell stories about it to their children to make them behave.
The 64 extant species of Leporidae are divided into 11 genera, ... (Black-tailed jackrabbit) L. callotis (White-sided jackrabbit) L. capensis L ...
The team also discovered six more new species of skink, including another sand-loving one. Deep-sea vampire squid suffocated 183 million years ago while hunting. Now it’s found