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Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
25 Verified records at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The pronghorn (UK: , US: ) (Antilocapra americana) is a species of artiodactyl (even-toed, hoofed) mammal indigenous to interior western and central North America. Though not an antelope, it is known colloquially in North America as the American antelope, prong buck, pronghorn antelope, and prairie antelope, because it closely resembles the antelopes of the Old World and fills a similar ecological niche due to parallel evolution. It is the only surviving member of the family Antilocapridae. During the Pleistocene epoch, about 11 other antilocaprid species existed in North America, many with long or spectacularly twisted horns. Three other genera (Capromeryx, Stockoceros and Tetrameryx) existed when humans entered North America, but are now extinct. The pronghorn's closest living relatives are the giraffe and okapi. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Pronghorn sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve

Mule Deer
LC Endemic

Mule Deer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Odocoileus hemionus

20–30% · Possible
Bighorn Sheep
LC Endemic

Bighorn Sheep

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Ovis canadensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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
70–80%
2 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
3 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
4 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
5 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
9 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
11 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
12 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pronghorn in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?

About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Pronghorn sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pronghorn in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?

July has the highest sighting rate for Pronghorn in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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