Black-tailed jackrabbits occupy mixed shrub-grassland terrains. Reaching a length around 2 ft (61 cm), and a weight from 3 to 6 lb (1.4 to 2.7 kg), the black-tailed jackrabbit is one of the largest North American hares. The black-tailed jackrabbit ( Lepus californicus), also known as the American desert hare, is a common hare of the western United States and Mexico, where it is found at elevations from sea level up to 10,000 ft (3,000 m). Black-tailed jackrabbit sitting Juvenile black-tailed jackrabbit eating a carrot in the California Mojave Desert Weathered adult black-tailed jackrabbit eating An adolescent black-tailed jackrabbit in the Mojave Desert, California
