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title: "White-sided Jackrabbit"
description: "Lepus callotis — Mammifères. The white-sided jackrabbit (Lepus callotis) (Spanish: liebre torda), also known as the Mexican hare, beautiful-eared jackrabbit, Gaillard jackrabbit, or snow sides, is a medium-sized hare native to the United States and Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/white-sided-jackrabbit
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# White-sided Jackrabbit

> Lepus callotis — Mammifères. The white-sided jackrabbit (Lepus callotis) (Spanish: liebre torda), also known as the Mexican hare, beautiful-eared jackrabbit, Gaillard jackrabbit, or snow sides, is a medium-sized hare native to the United States and Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Lepus callotis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammifères)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prairies et champs)
- iNaturalist observations: 151
- Wikidata: [Q1467672](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1467672)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43129](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43129)

## Names

- en: White-sided Jackrabbit
- de: Weißflankenhase
- es: Liebre torda
- nl: Witflankhaas

## Countries with the most observations

MX (113)

## Summary

The white-sided jackrabbit (Lepus callotis) (Spanish: liebre torda), also known as the Mexican hare, beautiful-eared jackrabbit, Gaillard jackrabbit, or snow sides, is a medium-sized hare native to the United States and Mexico. It has cinnamon, ochre, and black fur on its head and body and notably white-furred sides. The hare is found in a limited range in North America, from southern New Mexico to northwestern and central Mexico. It avoids hilly habitats and is often found in grasslands, with preferred areas being flush in tobosagrass and blue grama, among other grasses the hare uses for food. The hare is also found…

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

## Photo

![White-sided Jackrabbit](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-sided-jackrabbit/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ángel Mata · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/333229902

## Machine access

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