Antelope jackrabbit

Antelope hare ( Lepus alleni )

The antelope hare ( Lepus alleni ) belongs to the genus of the Real hares within the family of hares ( Leporidae ). This rabbit is running away when the white underside of the tail. With this behavior, it resembles the Pronghorn, which is referred to in America as antelope. So the way got its name.

Antelope hare are common in southern Arizona and northwestern Mexico. They count up to 67 centimeters in length and five kilograms of weight to the largest and heaviest rabbits. Their fur is gray sand at the top, with the whitish coloration of the belly extends further up than other rabbit species. He also remarkably long ears, they can be up to 17.3 inches long.

Their habitat is dry, lined with bushes and cacti regions. During the day they rest in Erdmulden to mainly go in the evening and at dawn in search of food. They dig burrows no, but will flee from predators with high speed and high jumps. Their diet consists of grasses, mesquite and cactus.

Antelope rabbits can breed throughout the year, several times a year the female gives birth about two to four pups. As with all genuine rabbit newborns come with open eyes and hairy on the world and are precocial. Even after a month they are weaned.

Although they are sometimes hunted because they fall upon fields and young trees, but the populations of antelope bunnies are stable. Despite its small distribution area they do not belong to the endangered species.

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