White-tailed jackrabbit

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 Mountains.