Black Jackrabbit
Encyclopedia
The Black Jackrabbit is a species of mammal
in the family Leporidae
. Endemic to Mexico
, it is known only from Espiritu Santo Island
in the Gulf of California
. The population is threatened by habitat loss. This taxon is regarded by some authorities as a subspecies of L. californicus.
Mammal
Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...
in the family Leporidae
Leporidae
Leporids are the approximately 50 species of rabbits and hares which form the family Leporidae. The leporids, together with the pikas, constitute the mammalian order Lagomorpha. Leporids differ from pikas in having short furry tails, and elongated ears and hind legs...
. Endemic to Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, it is known only from Espiritu Santo Island
Isla Espíritu Santo
Isla Espíritu Santo is an island in the Gulf of California, off the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It is connected to Isla Partida by a narrow isthmus....
in the Gulf of California
Gulf of California
The Gulf of California is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland...
. The population is threatened by habitat loss. This taxon is regarded by some authorities as a subspecies of L. californicus.