Desert cottontails, jackrabbits, and Merriam's kangaroo rats come out at night. Hares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus Lepus. Other animals, including deer, collared peccaries, coyotes, and jackrabbits, feed on both pods and vegetation. More locally other jackrabbits and cottontails may be taken in smaller numbers. Jackrabbits and coyotes are the most common animals coursed in America. Male and female antelope jackrabbits are identical in appearance. A number of wild animals consume the plant, including white-tailed jackrabbits and sage grouse. Black-tailed jackrabbits occupy mixed shrub-grassland terrains. Historically, the mountain was known for its many jackrabbits and prickly pear cacti. Plant species used by black-tailed jackrabbits are well documented for desert regions. Female black-tailed jackrabbits do not prepare an elaborate nest. Captive black-tailed jackrabbits are fully weaned by 8 weeks. The high prevalence of disease and parasites in wild jackrabbits affects human predation. Jackrabbits infected with tularemia die very quickly. She hunted from a young age, using a .22-caliber rifle to shoot jackrabbits for food.