White-tailed Jackrabbit
Lepus townsendii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderLagomorpha (Lagomorphs)
- FamilyLeporidae (Conills i Llebres)
- GenusLepus (Hares and Jackrabbits)
- SpeciesLepus townsendii (White-tailed Jackrabbit)
Closest Relatives at Yellowstone National Park
📅 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 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-tailed Jackrabbit in Yellowstone National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a White-tailed Jackrabbit sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-tailed Jackrabbit in Yellowstone National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for White-tailed Jackrabbit in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.