The jackrabbit is the largest of the American hares. They are more than 2 feet long and theri ears are from 5 to 6 inches long. Jackrabbits weigh 4 to 6 pounds. Habitat Rabbits prefer regions where the soil is loose and dry and where there is brushwood for shelter. They may live in brushy woods and gardens of eastern North America, on the western plains and deserts, on mountains, and even in the Arctic snows.
European rabbits live alone on about an acre of land.
European rabbits live in groups in a burrow. The cottontail r abbit lives in the Western Hemisphere. Food Rabbits eat at night. During the day they stay in their nests. They eat green growing things.