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White-sided Jackrabbit

Lepus callotis

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 10, February 1, March 3, April 5, May 9, June 6, July 14, August 13, September 2, October 6, November 4, December 6.
Mexico79
United States53
New Mexico28
Texas25
Jalisco20
Zacatecas12
Oaxaca11
Chihuahua8
Durango7
Guanajuato7

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderLagomorphs · Lagomorpha
FamilyHares and Rabbits · Leporidae
GenusHares and Jackrabbits · Lepus

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Practise White-sided Jackrabbit with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.