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title: "Antelope Jackrabbit"
description: "Lepus alleni — Mammals. The antelope jackrabbit (Lepus alleni), also known as Allen's hare, is a species of North American hare in the family Leporidae found in southern Arizona and northwestern Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/antelope-jackrabbit
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Antelope Jackrabbit

> Lepus alleni — Mammals. The antelope jackrabbit (Lepus alleni), also known as Allen's hare,  is a species of North American hare in the family Leporidae found in southern Arizona and northwestern Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Lepus alleni*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 1150
- Wikidata: [Q577630](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q577630)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43131](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43131)

## Names

- en: Antelope Jackrabbit
- de: Antilopenhase
- es: Liebre antílope
- fr: Lièvre antilope
- nl: Ezelhaas

## Countries with the most observations

MX (676), US (317)

## Summary

The antelope jackrabbit (Lepus alleni), also known as Allen's hare,  is a species of North American hare in the family Leporidae found in southern Arizona and northwestern Mexico. Considered the "handsomest" of the hares, it occupies dry desert areas and was one of the last of the North American mammals to be formally described.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelope_jackrabbit

## Photo

![Antelope Jackrabbit](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/antelope-jackrabbit/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/156814738

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/antelope-jackrabbit?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).