There are actually a lot of different types of hares and their specific scientific name would depend on which type of hare you are referring to.Hares belong to the genus Lepus. They are then grouped to different subgenus. Here is a list of Hares and their scientific names:Genus LepusSubgenus Macrotolagus Antelope jackrabbit, Lepus alleniSubgenus Poecilolagus Snowshoe hare, Lepus americanusSubgenus Lepus Arctic hare, Lepus arcticusAlaskan hare, Lepus othusMountain hare, Lepus timidusSubgenus Proeulagus Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicusWhite-sided jackrabbit, Lepus callotisCape hare, Lepus capensisTehuantepec jackrabbit, Lepus flavigularisBlack jackrabbit, Lepus insularisScrub hare, Lepus saxatilisDesert hare, Lepus tibetanusTolai hare, Lepus tolaiSubgenus Eulagos Broom hare, Lepus castroviejoiYunnan hare, Lepus comusKorean hare, Lepus coreanusCorsican hare, Lepus corsicanusEuropean hare, Lepus europaeusGranada hare, Lepus granatensisManchurian hare, Lepus mandschuricusWoolly hare, Lepus oiostolusEthiopian highland hare, Lepus starckiWhite-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendiiSubgenus Sabanalagus Ethiopian hare, Lepus faganiAfrican savanna hare, Lepus microtisSubgenus Indolagus Hainan hare, Lepus hainanusIndian hare, Lepus nigricollisBurmese hare, Lepus peguensisSubgenus Sinolagus Chinese hare, Lepus sinensisSubgenus Tarimolagus Yarkand hare, Lepus yarkandensisSubgenus incertae sedis Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurusAbyssinian hare, Lepus habessinicus
The scientific name for a Black Tailed Jackrabbit is Lepus californicus.
The word "jackrabbit" is commonly used to describe certain hares, and each species has its own scientific name. Here are some examples of hares commonly given the name "jackrabbit," and their scientific names:Antelope jackrabbit, Lepus alleniBlack-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicusWhite-sided jackrabbit, Lepus callotisTehuantepec jackrabbit, Lepus flavigularisBlack jackrabbit, Lepus insularisWhite-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii
Lepus
Jackalope.
The scientific name for a rabbit is Oryctolagus cuniculus.
lepus americanus
Lepus arcticus
Lepus americanus
Lepus insularis
There are many species of jackrabbit. Jackrabbits are actually hares. Each species has its own scientific name. For example:The Black Tailed Jackrabbit is Lepus californicusThe Antelope Jackrabbit is Lepus alleniThe White Tailed Jackrabbit is Lepus townsendii
Lepus californicus