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The Smith’s Red Rock Hare

12 January, 2026
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The Smith’s red rock hare, aka Smith’s red rockhare or Smith’s red rock rabbit, might carry the name “hare“, but they are actually rabbits. These lagomorphs hail from central and southern Africa.

The Bunyoro Rabbit

30 December, 2025
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The Bunyoro rabbit, aka Uganda grass hare, is located in only a couple locations in central Africa. They prefer damp savannahs, many times with rocky outcrops, but they also appear in forests and rocky areas alongside rock hyraxes.

The Quick and Agile White-Sided Jackrabbit

15 December, 2025
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The white-sided jackrabbit, aka Mexican hare, is a species of jackrabbit the hails from central Mexico upwards to parts of southwestern United States. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of

The Omilteme Cottontail

27 November, 2025
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The Omilteme cottontail, aka Omiltemi cottontail or conejo de Omiltemi, is only found in Guerrero, in the Sierra Madre del Sur mountain range. These cottontails face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, logging, and wood harvesting; hunting; and trapping. The IUCN lists these […]

The Antelope Jackrabbit

20 June, 2025
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Thought of as the handsomest of the hare species, it’s the antelope jackrabbit, aka Allen’s hare, from Mexico and Arizona. These lagomorphs are among the last mammals discovered in North America. They face the threats of habitat loss at the hands

The Tehuantepec Jackrabbit

27 May, 2025
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The Tehuantepec jackrabbit is a medium-sized hare species native to eastern Oaxaca, Mexico. These critters face many threats to their survival including the threats of habitat loss at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, ranching,

The American Pika

2 April, 2025
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Scattered throughout western Canada and the United States the American pika, aka little Chief hare, is a species of lagomorph. They may look like rodents, but they are more closely related to rabbits, cottontails, and hares. These little critters prefer rocky, high-elevation habitats,

The Eastern Cottontail

5 March, 2025
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The eastern cottontail is the most commonly found species of rabbit in North America. These lagomorphs can be found in Canada, United States, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. They prefer open grassy areas, clearings, and old fields with abundant green grasses,

The Large-Eared Pika

27 February, 2025
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The large-eared pika, a member of the Lagomorpha family, is closely related to rabbits and hares. They can be found among the higher elevations of Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, Tibet, Sichuan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Tajikistan. With no serious threats

The New England Cottontail

18 February, 2025
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The New England cottontail, aka cooney, gray rabbit, brush rabbit, wood hare, or wood rabbit, looks very similar to the eastern cottontail. This species of rabbit has had its populations reduced by 86% since 1960. They unfortunately face

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