White-tailed Jackrabbit

White-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus townsendii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Yellowstone National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
10–20%
2 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
4 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
5 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
6 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

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.

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