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Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Death Valley National Park
30 Verified records at Death Valley National Park
August 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Pronghorn sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park

Bighorn Sheep
LC Endemic

Bighorn Sheep

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Ovis canadensis

40–50% · Likely
Mule Deer
LC Endemic

Mule Deer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Odocoileus hemionus

10–20% · With luck
Elk
LC Endemic

Elk

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Cervus elaphus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
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 Death Valley National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Pronghorn sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pronghorn in Death Valley National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Pronghorn in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.

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