11. Sometimes distinctions are made due to very slight differences in pelage coloration. 12. A full pelage likely did not evolve until the therapsid-mammal transition. 13. Pelage colour ranges from silver grey to chocolate brown.14. Their bodies are short and robust with brown pelage . 15. The pelage has a high luster and varies from light brown to black. 16. The dorsal pelage of the white-sided jackrabbit is short and coarse. 17. Like others in its group, its pelage is generally silvery-gray. 18. The summer and winter pelages are distinctive with the winter pelage being much darker. 19. The summer and winter pelages are distinctive with the winter pelage being much darker. 20. The pelage ( fur ) is so dense that it can clog electric clippers.