Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Lepus
Species: californicus

Black-tailed jackrabbit

Range and Distribution

Reproduction

Habitat

Human/Economic Values

Current Management Status

Literature Cited

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The black-tailed jackrabbit has been widely used as a food source for humans (Ballenger 2000). Although jackrabbit fur is not valuable, nor durable, it has been used extensively in the trimming of garments and gloves and in the manufacturing of felt (Ballenger 2000).