Nevada mammals

European Rabbit in Nevada

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Introduced to Nevada

Nevada's Oryctolagus cuniculus records are of an introduced species; it does not occur here as a wild native population.

IUCN Red List status

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

EN – Endangered

Very high risk of extinction in the wild.

European Rabbit in Nevada, by the numbers

Occasional in Nevada 85th most recorded of 142 mammals logged in Nevada

22 occurrence records
22 with iNaturalist photos
Apr 28, 2026 Last seen in Nevada

Records from 2000–2026.

When to look for the European Rabbit in Nevada

Most sightings fall in February.

22 Nevada occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence. Based on a small number of dated records; the seasonal pattern may not be representative.

Monthly Nevada records (table)
MonthRecords
January0
February3
March1
April2
May3
June2
July3
August1
September1
October3
November1
December2

Monthly european rabbit occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Nevada, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Year-round in Nevada, with recorded sightings peaking in February, with a smaller rise in April–July and October.

Occurrence map

Where European Rabbit has been recorded in Nevada

22 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

22 Nevada records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Floyd Lamb State Park 5
Great Basin National Park 1
Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park 1
Toiyabe National Forest 1

Protected places with the most european rabbit 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 Nevada

CountyRecords
Clark County 18
Washoe County 2
White Pine County 1
Elko County 1

The complete county distribution, spread across 4 Nevada counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Nevada records for the european rabbit are anchored by Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge and Black Rock Desert. They show where people have reported it, not how many animals live there.

The Nevada records stretch from southern desert country toward the state’s northern basins. They show a wider in-state footprint than the best-known southern sites alone. The monthly record pattern has both winter and summer strength. In Nevada, that split can reflect access to low desert sites and high mountain sites at different times.

The file combines 22 research-grade iNaturalist records and 15 GBIF records. Those 37 records measure documented encounters, not Nevada’s population size. It’s native to Nevada. Nevada doesn’t specifically list it under the state’s conservation framework, while the IUCN lists it as Endangered globally.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

More mammals in Nevada in the atlas

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"