Lepus californicus Gray, 1837

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus californicus is characteristic of western Oklahoma but has been reported from northeastern and southeastern counties. Since Caire et al. (1989), a new specimen record was reported for McCurtain County (Braun and Revelez 2005). Additionally, observational records have been reported for Washita (Clark and Tumlison 1992) and Ellis (Caire et al. 2010) counties. New specimen records are reported for Murray, Pawnee, and Seminole counties.

Specimen records (3).—Murray County (1): 2.1 km S, 3.2 km W Davis, 1 (FHSM-M 18900). Pawnee County (1): 3.2 km E Teriton, 1 (CAS 7450). Seminole County (1): 4.8 km E Seminole, 1 (ISM 689069).