Nevada mammals

Pronghorn in Nevada

Antilocapra americana

Native to Nevada S5 Secure in Nevada

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

Pronghorn buck standing in a meadow of yellow wildflowersPronghorn buck walking broadside, showing pronged horns and white throat barsPronghorn doe standing in golden grass, with short horns and large earsPronghorn buck in a harvested prairie dotted with round hay balesPronghorn buck facing the camera in open short grassland
Photo: Diego Blanco · CC0Pronghorn buck standing in a meadow of yellow wildflowersPhoto: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · CC BY 4.0Pronghorn buck walking broadside, showing pronged horns and white throat barsPhoto: Todd Boland · CC BY 4.0Pronghorn doe standing in golden grass, with short horns and large earsPhoto: natepow · CC0Pronghorn buck in a harvested prairie dotted with round hay balesPhoto: Daniel S. Katz · CC BY 4.0Pronghorn buck facing the camera in open short grassland

Pronghorn in Nevada, by the numbers

Common in Nevada 13th most recorded of 142 mammals logged in Nevada

926 occurrence records
908 with iNaturalist photos
Jul 7, 2026 Last seen in Nevada

Records from 2000–2026.

926 total records count every Nevada occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the map plots a georeferenced sample of 300; the monthly chart covers the 925 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Pronghorn in Nevada

Most sightings fall in May to June.

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

Monthly Nevada records (table)
MonthRecords
January29
February33
March59
April84
May167
June235
July86
August95
September67
October39
November14
December17

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

Seasonality

Year-round in Nevada, with recorded sightings peaking in May–June.

Occurrence map

Where Pronghorn has been recorded in Nevada

300 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

300 Nevada records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Basin and Range National Monument 36
Steptoe Valley Wildlife Management Area 4
Toiyabe National Forest 4
Humboldt National Forest 2
Wayne E. Kirch Wildlife Management Area 2
Fort Churchill State Historic Park 1
South Fork State Recreation Area 1
Mount Grafton Wilderness Area 1

Protected places with the most pronghorn 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
White Pine County 191
Nye County 162
Elko County 111
Washoe County 87
Lincoln County 67
Humboldt County 61
Lander County 56
Esmeralda County 49
Churchill County 44
Pershing County 33
Eureka County 31
Mineral County 17
3 other counties 17

The complete county distribution, spread across 15 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 pronghorn are anchored by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge. They show where people have reported it, not how many animals live there.

The Nevada records connect mountain country with northern basins and wetlands. That contrast gives a fuller picture than one well-visited range would. The strongest reporting falls in summer, when Nevada’s high country is easiest to reach but low deserts are hottest. That may shape where observers submit records.

The file combines 908 research-grade iNaturalist records and 726 GBIF records. Those 1,634 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, and the IUCN lists it as Least Concern.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

Pronghorn in other states

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Pronghorn buck standing in a meadow of yellow wildflowers
Full species profile Pronghorn Antilocapra americana Size 1.2–1.5 m3.9–4.9 ft Weight 32–70 kg70.5–154.3 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"