Missouri Department of Conservation
JACKRABBIT, BLACK-TAILED

Summary information for JACKRABBIT, BLACK-TAILED

Common Name
JACKRABBIT, BLACK-TAILED
Scientific Name
LEPUS CALIFORNICUS MELANOTIS
Status
NONGAME, STATE ENDANGERED, STATE RANK S1, GLOBAL RANK G5
Primary Habitat
"Grassland(matrix)"
Preferred Habitat
"Inhabits large contiguous native grasslands with adjacent legume and crop fields. Prefer grazed areas with scattered clumps of taller vegetation."
Distribution
"Occurs in southwest and central prairies of Missouri *02*."
County List
BARRY, BARTON, BATES, BENTON, CASS, CEDAR, CHRISTIAN, COOPER, DADE, DALLAS, DOUGLAS, GREENE, HARRISON, HENRY, HICKORY, JACKSON, JASPER, JOHNSON, LACLEDE, LAFAYETTE, LAWRENCE, MCDONALD, MONITEAU, MORGAN, NEWTON, PETTIS, POLK, PULASKI, RAY, SALINE, ST. CLAIR, STONE, TEXAS, VERNON, WEBSTER, WRIGHT
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