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- Kingdom - Animals - Animalia
  - Phylum - Vertebrates - Craniata
    - Class - Mammals - Mammalia
      - Order - Rabbits / Hares - Lagomorpha
        
        Family - Rabbits - Leporidae
        
        Species - White-tailed Jack Rabbit - Lepus townsendii

White-tailed Jack Rabbit - Lepus townsendii

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S4

Agency Status
USFWS: none
USFS: none
BLM: none
CFWCS Tier: 2

General Description

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General Distribution

Montana Range

Western Hemisphere Range

Summary of Observations Submitted for Montana

Number of Observations: 195

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Relative Density

Recency

(Records associated with a range of dates are excluded from time charts)

Migration

Non-migratory.

Habitat

Sage-grassland types. Open areas, retreats to woodlots and riparian only during severe winters (Jones et al. 1983).

Food Habits

Food habits probably vary somewhat between areas. Apparent- ly plants in reproductive or early reproductive stages of development are preferred. Will reingest feces (coprophagy).

Ecology

True hare (precocial young). Occasionally carries tuleremia.

Reproductive Characteristics

Late snow cover may delay onset of breeding. Induced ovu- lator. Litter size declines in successive litters each year so that overall ave. is 3-4 young/litter. (Jones et al. 1983).

Citations & Sources

Foresman, K.R. 2001. The wild mammals of Montana. Special Publication No. 12. American Society of Mammalogists

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Citation for data on this website:
White-tailed Jack Rabbit — Lepus townsendii. Montana Field Guide. Retrieved on February 9, 2010, from http://FieldGuide.mt.gov/detail_AMAEB03040.aspx