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  2. List of mammals of California - Wikipedia

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    Sierra Nevada snowshoe hare, L. a. tahoensis (CDFW special concern; endemic) Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus (harvest) San Diego black-tailed jackrabbit, L. c. bennettii (CDFW special concern; endemic) White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii (CDFW special concern, harvest) European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (introduced)

  3. European hare - Wikipedia

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    The European hare has a wide range across Europe and western Asia and has been introduced to a number of other countries around the globe, often as a game species. In general it is considered moderately abundant in its native range, [ 14 ] but declines in populations have been noted in many areas since the 1960s.

  4. Black-tailed jackrabbit - Wikipedia

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    The black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), also known as the American desert hare, is a common hare of the western United States and Mexico, where it is found at elevations from sea level up to 10,000 ft (3,000 m). Reaching a length around 2 ft (61 cm), and a weight from 3 to 6 lb (1.4 to 2.7 kg), the black-tailed jackrabbit is one of ...

  5. Hare - Wikipedia

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    However, hare remains have been found in a wide range of human settlement sites, some showing signs of use beyond simple hunting and eating: [27] A European brown hare was buried alongside an older woman in Hungary mid fifth millennium BC. 12 Mountain hare metapodials were found in a Swedish grave from third millennium BC.

  6. List of leporids - Wikipedia

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    European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) Leporidae is a family of small mammals in the order Lagomorpha. A member of this family is called a leporid, or colloquially a hare or rabbit. They are widespread worldwide, and can be found in most terrestrial biomes, though primarily in forests, savannas, shrublands, and grasslands.

  7. Fauna of California - Wikipedia

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    The forests of Northern California are home to many animals, for instance the American black bear.There are between 25,000 and 35,000 black bears in the state. [6]The forests in northern parts of California have an abundant fauna, which includes for instance the black-tailed deer, black bear, gray fox, North American cougar, bobcat, and Roosevelt elk.

  8. List of introduced species - Wikipedia

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    Oryctolagus cuniculus (European rabbit) from southwest Europe and northwest Africa Didelphis virginiana (Virginia opossum) from Eastern USA (in California ) Dasypus novemcinctus (nine-banded armadillo) in Florida - there has been a natural extension of the armadillo's range into the US since 1870, reaching Florida by 1970, however the Florida ...

  9. List of mammals of the United States - Wikipedia

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    American pika Pygmy rabbit Desert cottontail Snowshoe hare. The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae . Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a ...