Utah mammals

Coyote in Utah

Canis latrans

Native to Utah S5 Secure in Utah

Not listed as nonindigenous in Utah by USGS NAS; native to its Utah range.

IUCN Red List status

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

Mother Coyote Sitting, Watching Over Den, Photo 1 of 2 (47924154788)Canis latrans (Yosemite, 2009)Coyote portraitHowl (cropped)Coyote resting near the Golden Gate Bridge
Photo: nature80020 · CC BY 2.0Mother Coyote Sitting, Watching Over Den, Photo 1 of 2 (47924154788)Photo: Yathin S Krishnappa · CC BY-SA 3.0Canis latrans (Yosemite, 2009)Photo: Christopher Bruno · CC BY-SA 3.0Coyote portraitPhoto: USFWS Mountain-Prairie · Public domainHowl (cropped)Photo: Nathanael Aff · CC0Coyote resting near the Golden Gate Bridge

Coyote in Utah, by the numbers

Common in Utah 24th most recorded of 141 mammals logged in Utah

1,173 occurrence records
941 with iNaturalist photos
Jul 11, 2026 Last seen in Utah

Records from 2000–2026.

1,173 total records count every Utah occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the map plots a georeferenced sample of 300; the monthly chart covers the 1,168 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Coyote in Utah

Recorded year-round, with no strong seasonal peak.

1,168 Utah occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly Utah records (table)
MonthRecords
January122
February82
March72
April101
May141
June96
July89
August94
September107
October85
November92
December87

Monthly coyote occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Utah, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Year-round in Utah, with no strong seasonal peak in observations.

Occurrence map

Where Coyote has been recorded in Utah

300 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

300 Utah records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Antelope Island State Park 143
Wasatch National Forest 18
Great Salt Lake 15
Canyonlands National Park 7
Bears Ears National Monument 7
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument 7
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area 6
Red Cliffs National Monument 5

Protected places with the most coyote sightings, from the USGS Protected Areas Database plus named mountain ranges, good spots to look, not a full breakdown, so they don't sum to the total.

Where it's recorded in Utah

CountyRecords
Davis County 458
Salt Lake County 154
San Juan County 65
Utah County 61
Tooele County 45
Washington County 40
Juab County 37
Kane County 36
Grand County 30
Box Elder County 27
Uintah County 24
Garfield County 22
16 other counties 174

The complete county distribution, spread across 28 Utah counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Coyote records in Utah cluster around Antelope Island State Park, Great Salt Lake, and Arches National Park. These places span salt-desert, open basin, and canyon country, showing how widely the species uses Utah landscapes. Record totals still measure documented encounters, not the number of coyotes living in each area.

Utah reports don’t show one strong monthly peak. That even spread fits a species recorded through every season, but it also reflects steady human access and observer effort. It shouldn’t be read as proof that coyote numbers stay unchanged through the year.

NatureServe ranks coyotes S5 in Utah, or secure. Their native status and broad state footprint set them apart from rare wanderers, yet dense report clusters remain records rather than an abundance map.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

Coyote in other states

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Mother Coyote Sitting, Watching Over Den, Photo 1 of 2 (47924154788)
Full species profile Coyote Canis latrans Size 0.8–1 m2.5–3.3 ft Weight 7–21 kg15.4–46.3 lb Lifespan 10 yr View the full profile

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Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources:

  • GBIFCC-BY 4.0occurrence records behind the range map, elevation, and record counts
  • iNaturalistCC0 / CC-BY / CC-BY-SAobservations, photos, and audio recordings
  • NatureServe ExplorerCC-BYthe state conservation rank
  • IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
  • USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
  • Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
  • USFSpublic domainnational-forest boundaries
  • USGS Protected Areas Databasepublic domainthe named parks, forests, and refuges behind "notable places to look"