Black-tailed Jackrabbit
Lepus californicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderLagomorpha (Lagomorphs)
- FamilyLeporidae (Conills i Llebres)
- GenusLepus (Hares and Jackrabbits)
- SpeciesLepus californicus (Black-tailed Jackrabbit)
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-tailed Jackrabbit in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 30% of visitor-days record a Black-tailed Jackrabbit sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-tailed Jackrabbit in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for Black-tailed Jackrabbit in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.