 The black @-@ tailed jackrabbit does not migrate or <unk> during winter and uses the same habitat of 0 @.@ 4 to 1 @.@ 2 <unk> ( 1 – 3 km2 ) year @-@ round . Its diet is composed of various shrubs , small trees , grasses , and forbs . Shrubs generally comprise the bulk of fall and winter diets , while grasses and forbs are used in spring and early summer , but the pattern and plant species vary with climate . The black @-@ tailed jackrabbit is an important prey species for raptors and carnivorous mammals , such as eagles , hawks , owls , coyotes , foxes , and wild cats . The rabbits host many <unk> including fleas , ticks , lice , and mites ; for this reason , hunters often avoid collecting them . 
