▁numbers ▁in ▁decl ine ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁The ▁white - s ided ▁jack ra bb it ▁inhab its ▁plate aus ▁at ▁high ▁elev ations , ▁including ▁the ▁grass y ▁pla ins ▁of ▁south western ▁New ▁Mexico ▁and ▁the ▁open ▁pla ins ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁Mexican ▁table land . ▁It ▁avoid s ▁areas ▁of ▁hills ▁or ▁mountains . ▁It ▁pre fers ▁level ▁lands ▁full ▁of ▁grass es ▁and ▁also ▁avoid s ▁areas ▁with ▁trees ▁and ▁shr ubs . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁white - s ided ▁jack ra bb it ' s ▁body ▁length ▁ranges ▁from ▁ ▁long . ▁Its ▁tail ▁grows ▁to ▁lengths ▁of ▁. ▁Its ▁legs ▁grow ▁from ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁the ▁back ▁legs ▁can ▁grow ▁from ▁ ▁long . ▁The ▁white - s ided ▁jack ra bb it ' s ▁ears ▁grow ▁ ▁when ▁fully ▁grown . ▁The ▁fore ▁p aws ▁have ▁five ▁to es ▁while ▁the ▁back ▁p aws ▁have ▁four . ▁All ▁to es ▁end ▁in ▁st ur dy ▁cla ws . ▁Some ▁sexual ▁dim orphism ▁is ▁present ▁in ▁this ▁species ; ▁females ▁are ▁generally ▁larger ▁than ▁the ▁males . ▁ ▁The ▁d ors al ▁pel age ▁of ▁the ▁white - s ided ▁jack ra bb it ▁is ▁short ▁and ▁co arse . ▁The ▁color ▁is ▁pale ▁c inn am on ▁color ▁heavily ▁mixed ▁with ▁black . ▁The ▁under parts ▁are ▁white ▁with ▁traces ▁of ▁colored ▁patch es ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁th igh s . ▁The ▁tail ▁has ▁black ▁hair s ▁t ipped