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Tehuantepec jackrabbit

Lepus flavigularis Wagner, 1844

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The tehuantepec jackrabbit (Lepus flavigularis) is a species in the family Leporidae, order Lagomorpha. Recorded adults weigh 2.61 kg to 3 kg and live up to 2.99 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Tehuantepec jackrabbit (Lepus flavigularis)
Photo: tereso30 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the tehuantepec jackrabbit

Weight
2.61 kg – 3 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
2.99 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
2.34src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
3src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the tehuantepec jackrabbit live?

Not recorded

What is the tehuantepec jackrabbit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Tehuantepec jackrabbit (Lepus flavigularis) (Spanish: liebre de Tehuantepec) is a medium-sized species of hare in the family Leporidae that is endemic to eastern Oaxaca, Mexico. It exists in three separated populations, living on grassy dunes and savannas, and is herbivorous, mainly eating grasses. It is not territorial. Most active at night, it will feed for most of the time and occasionally groom or socialize with other hares, spending the daytime resting on beds of grass or shrubs, or under nopales. They are polygynous and breed for most of the year, from February to December, producing one to four young per breeding season. Predators include snakes, dogs, cats, coyotes, and gray foxes.

The Tehuantepec jackrabbit is the most endangered of the hares, with less than 300 mature individuals estimated as of 2019, and is threatened by various factors in its small distribution, including poaching, habitat loss and fragmentation, a small population size, and genetic isolation. Changing agricultural practices, loss of diversity in flora, and competition for food are also factors in the species' decline. It is recognized as endangered both by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and local authorities in Mexico through the Official Journal of the Federation, and efforts to monitor and implement conservation actions have been ongoing.

From the Wikipedia article “Tehuantepec jackrabbit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tehuantepec_jackrabbit&oldid=1360740863), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the tehuantepec jackrabbit endangered?

The tehuantepec jackrabbit is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

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How is the tehuantepec jackrabbit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderLagomorpha
  5. familyLeporidae
  6. genusLepus
  7. SpeciesLepus flavigularis Wagner, 1844
Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Tehuantepec hareEnglish
  • Tehuantepec hareEnglish
  • Tehuantepec jack rabbitEnglish
  • Tehuantepec jack rabbitEnglish
  • Tropical hareEnglish
  • Tropical hareEnglish
  • Gad TehuantepecBreton
  • llebre de TehuantepecCatalan
  • Сарикӓ моренMari
  • zajíc mexickýCzech
  • Tehuantepec-HaseGerman
  • Mexikanischer HaseGerman
  • Flavgorĝa leporoEsperanto
  • Liebre TehuanaSpanish
  • Liebre de TehuantepecSpanish
  • Liebre tropicalSpanish
  • tehuantepecinjänisFinnish
  • Tehuantepec-nyúlHungarian
  • Դեղնավուն նապաստակArmenian
  • テワンテペクジャックウサギJapanese
  • 테우안테펙산토끼Korean
  • Gelsvasis kiškisLithuanian
  • Mexicaanse HaasDutch
  • zając wydmowyPolish
  • Lebre-de-tehuantepecPortuguese
  • Желтоватый заяцRussian
  • Тевантепечки зецSerbian
  • டெகுவான்டிபெக் குழிமுயல்Tamil
  • Liebru ta' Tehuantepecroot
  • BianaZapotec
  • 黃喉兔Chinese

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Relatives of the tehuantepec jackrabbit

Other species in the same genus Lepus.

LC, Least Concern
Cape hare (Lepus capensis)

Cape hare

Lepus capensis

Leporidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the tehuantepec jackrabbit?

An adult tehuantepec jackrabbit weighs 2.61 kg – 3 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the tehuantepec jackrabbit endangered?

The tehuantepec jackrabbit is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the tehuantepec jackrabbit live?

The tehuantepec jackrabbit has a recorded lifespan of 2.99 years.

What kind of animal is the tehuantepec jackrabbit?

The tehuantepec jackrabbit (Lepus flavigularis) belongs to the family Leporidae in the order Lagomorpha.

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BibTeX
@misc{tehuantepec_jackrabbit_2026,
  title = {Tehuantepec jackrabbit (Lepus flavigularis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tehuantepec-jackrabbit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}