What does a jack rabbit look like?

Asked by: Amber Williams

What is the difference between a jack rabbit and a bunny?

At another big difference hares are born with their eyes open. And fur grow in which means they don't require a lot of parental. Care rabbits on the other hand are born naked blind.

Where are jack rabbits found?

The black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) is found throughout the western United States in the desert, open plains, and foothills. The jackrabbit is actually not a rabbit, but a hare. Hares live in open areas and rely on running in a zigzag pattern to escape their predators.

What is special about a jack rabbit?

Jackrabbits are fast and agile animals. They are able to leap 10 feet and move at the speed of 40 miles per hour. Jackrabbits usually jump in a zigzag manner to confuse the predators and get opportunity to escape. Jackrabbits have excellent sense of hearing which is used for detection of predators.

What do a Jack rabbit look like?

Jackrabbits are actually hares, not rabbits. The black-tailed jackrabbit is long-legged and lean, about 17-31 inches, and weighs 3-7 pounds. Its fur is buff-colored to blend in with the arid environment. Its relatively long tail has a black stripe, and its long brown ears have black tips.

What is the difference between a jack rabbit and a snowshoe rabbit?

It has larger feet than the whitetail and blacktail jackrabbits. The snowshoe turns white in winter and is a dark brown during the summer. Its ears are smaller than those of the other hares.

Do jack rabbits breed with cottontails?

That means that our domesticated rabbits, if released into the wild, cannot cross breed with wild rabbits or hares, because they are different species and genera, so there is no possibility of mating. They thus cannot disrupt the local ecosystem.

Are jack rabbits rare?

Status. The white-tailed jackrabbit is assessed as being of “Least Concern” by the IUCN in its Red List of Threatened Species because it has an extensive range and is fairly common across most of its range.

Is a jack rabbit a hare?

Jackrabbits are actually hares, not rabbits. Hares are larger than rabbits, and they typically have taller hind legs and longer ears.

Are jack rabbits pests?

Description of the Pest. Although jackrabbits are the most common of the rabbit-type pests, they are technically classified as a hare.

Where do jack rabbits nest?

American Jackrabbits



Like cottontails, jackrabbits and hares take shelter in hollows in the ground or in vegetation, instead of underground burrows. Jackrabbits do not build nests in preparation for birth; however, their babies, called leverets, are born independent, already covered with fur and able to hop and to see.

How do you get rid of jack rabbits?

If you have flowers. They love miracles they're like ice cream cones to them they eat them like crazy and a lot of different other plants.