Well, I heard that when the "rabbit" moved north and south years ago (and I mean years) that they adapted to their enviornment and has their own characteristics. The snowshoe hare has long ears to keep the heat in when needed while in the heat, the jackrabbit adapted to have short ears so it could let heat escape easily. So I guess they just got their different names from, as you will "sub categories" from one breach of species, the rabbit.

A hare, is from the same family as a rabbit but a bifferent breed ( like a german shepard and a poodle in dogs ). A hares young, unlike those of rabbits, are born fully haired, with open eyes, and sufficiently advanced to hop about a few minutes after birth. A jackrabbit is similar to a hare :-) Hares and Jackrabbits are generally larger than rabbits, with longer ears, and have black markings on their fur. Hares have not been domesticated, while rabbits are often kept as house pets. A bunny is a cute rabbit :-) I really hope this helps.

Jackrabbits are hares and bunny is just a juvenile name for rabbit.

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There are really just two divisions, rabbits and hares. A Jackrabbit is a type of hare and a bunny is a slang term for any rabbit. A rabbit is born blind, eyes closed, and no hair on it's body. They are naked. They can barely mover around their nest. Very dependent on their mother. A hare is born eyes open, fur on and ready to run from the moment it was born. It can leave the nest very early. Usually hares have longer ears and bigger hind legs than rabbits.

Hares are larger. * Hares have longer hind legs. * Hares have longer ears. * Hares a born with a full coat of fur. * Hares are born with there eyes open. A Bunny is simply a young rabbit. (http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/1999-12/946002744.Zo.r.html) This is a very good question because most people often confuse rabbits and hares, but they are very different in several ways. Hares are generally larger, and have longer hind legs and longer ears than rabbits. When hares are born, they have a full coat of fur and their eyes are open. Their mothers either drop them on the bare ground at birth or into a slight depression in the ground. A young hare is called a leveret. Rabbits, on the other hand, are more compact. Their young, called bunnies, are born hairless and blind. The mother rabbit lines a nest with grass, bark and soft stems. Over this, she places a layer of hair that she plucks from her own body. When she leaves the nest, she covers the bunnies with more hair and dead plants to keep them warm and hidden from enemies. Rabbits and hares both molt and then grow new hair. This happens in both the spring and in the fall. Rabbits' brown summer fur is replaced with fur that is greyer. Hares, especially those living in cold, snowy regions, turn white in the winter. Rabbits and hares are more active during the dark hours from dawn to dusk. Rabbits hide in either burrows or depressions in the ground during daylight hours. They try to keep hidden. Hares hide among plants and usually try to escape enemies by running. Rabbits are often found together. Male rabbits even fight within a group to become the dominant male. The dominant male rabbit then mates with most of the females in the area. Hares live most of the time by themselves. They come together in pairs for mating only. There is little or no fighting among hares. They just pair off. The link below provided the information on rabbits and hares.

Hares are a different species of mammal entirely in their shape and behaviour, whereas rabbits are the same as bunnies, they mean the same animal species.

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HARES are wild lagomorphs (i.e. of the order Lagomorpha). Their babies are born above ground with fur and open eyes. Baby hares are called leverets. RABBITS are lagomorphs, too, and of the same family as hares (Leporidae), but not of the same genus (also there are at least 8 different rabbit genera). Rabbits are born underground, blind and naked. The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) has been domesticated. Baby rabbits are called kittens. The words "rabbit" and "hare" often appear in the names of various species but don't always refer to what that species actually is. JACKRABBITS, for instance, are actually hares. The word BUNNY is a nick-name for rabbits. It comes from the word "coney" (pronounced like "honey"), which used to be the name for a rabbit. The word "rabbit" used to be the name for a kitten (that is, a baby "coney").