Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Photo By/Credit

Rheam, Scott

Date Shot/Created
08/01/2006
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Jackrabbit sits alert waiting to flee from harm. The Black-tailed Jackrabbit is 18 to 25 inches long and is colored buff peppered with black above, and white below. The tail has a black stripe above. The ears are long and brown with black tips.The Antelope Jack is approximately the same size, but colored gray above with the lower sides mostly white. The face, throat and ears are brownish, but there is no black tip on the ears.
Subject tags
Wildlife
Mammals