Lepus californicus (black-tailed jackrabbit)
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Lagomorpha |
| Family | Leporidae |
| Genus | Lepus |
| Species | Lepus californicus |
| Common | black-tailed jackrabbit |
| Diet | herbivore |
| Habitat | agriculture and range |
| Description |
Tail black on top, black ear tips. Sides brown-gray. Tail gray below and black above. |
| Skull Characteristics | Anterior projection on supraorbital process (compare LEAM). Cannot reliably distinguish from LETO by skull alone. (Compared to LETO, skull and rostrum narrower, longer, more tapering; posterior projection of supraorbital process longer and commonly fused to squamosal.) |
| Notes | Links to more species information: |