Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park

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	30–40%
2	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
3	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
4	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
5	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
6	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
9	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
10	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-tailed Jackrabbit in Joshua Tree National Park?

About 29% of visitor-days record a Black-tailed Jackrabbit sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 302 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-tailed Jackrabbit in Joshua Tree National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Black-tailed Jackrabbit in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.