Antelope jackrabbit: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the antelope jackrabbit lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lepus alleni
Group	Rabbits, hares & pikas
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Lagomorpha
Family	Leporidae

Where does the antelope jackrabbit live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the antelope jackrabbit in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the antelope jackrabbit endangered?

The antelope jackrabbit’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the antelope jackrabbit?

The antelope jackrabbit (Lepus alleni) is a mammal in the order Lagomorpha and the family Leporidae, genus Lepus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the antelope jackrabbit

The antelope jackrabbit (Lepus alleni), also known as Allen's hare, is a species of North American hare in the family Leporidae found in southern Arizona and northwestern Mexico. Considered the "handsomest" of the hares, it occupies dry desert areas and was one of the last of the North American mammals to be formally described.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Antelope jackrabbit (revision 1369486007), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q577630 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).