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title: "White-tailed Jackrabbit"
description: "Lepus townsendii — Mamíferos. The white-tailed jackrabbit, also known as the prairie hare and the white jack, is a species of hare found in western North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/white-tailed-jackrabbit
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-tailed Jackrabbit

> Lepus townsendii — Mamíferos. The white-tailed jackrabbit, also known as the prairie hare and the white jack, is a species of hare found in western North America.

- Scientific name: *Lepus townsendii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 7848
- Wikidata: [Q932186](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q932186)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43145](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43145)

## Names

- en: White-tailed Jackrabbit
- de: Präriehase
- es: Liebre de cola blanca
- fr: Lièvre de Townsend
- nl: Prairiehaas
- pl: Zając białoogonowy

## Countries with the most observations

CA (6334), US (944)

## Summary

The white-tailed jackrabbit, also known as the prairie hare and the white jack, is a species of hare found in western North America. Like all hares and rabbits, it is a member of the family Leporidae of order Lagomorpha. It is a solitary individual except where several males court a female in the breeding season. Litters of four to five young are born in a form, a shallow depression in the ground, hidden among vegetation. This jackrabbit has two described subspecies: L. townsendii townsendii occurring west of the Rocky Mountains and L. townsendii campanius occurring east of the Rocky…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: ngoomie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/205674774

## Machine access

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