Black-tailed Jackrabbit
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Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus californicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Zion National Park
16 Verified records at Zion National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), also known as the American desert hare, is a common hare of the western United States and Mexico, where it is found at elevations from sea level up to 10,000 ft (3,000 m). Reaching a length around 2 ft (61 cm), and a weight from 3 to 6 lb (1.4 to 2.7 kg), the black-tailed jackrabbit is one of the largest North American hares. Black-tailed jackrabbits occupy mixed shrub-grassland terrains. Their breeding depends on the location; it typically peaks in spring, but may continue all year round in warm climates. Young are born fully furred with eyes open; they are well camouflaged and are mobile within minutes of birth, thus females do not protect or even stay with the young except during nursing. The average litter size is around four, but may be as low as two and as high as seven in warm regions. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-tailed Jackrabbit sighting in Zion National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Zion National Park

Desert Cottontail
LC

Desert Cottontail

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Sylvilagus audubonii

10–20% · With luck
Mountain Cottontail
LC

Mountain Cottontail

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Sylvilagus nuttallii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
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 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
2 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
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
5–10%
10 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Black-tailed Jackrabbit sighting in Zion National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

July has the highest sighting rate for Black-tailed Jackrabbit in Zion National Park in our monthly data.

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