Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Artiodactyla > Antilocapridae > Antilocapra > Antilocapra americanaAntilocapra americana (pronghorn)Synonyms: Antilocapra anteflexa; Antilope americana; Capra americana; Neomeryx finni Language: Spanish The pronghorn (pronounced /ˈprɔŋˌhorn, ˈprɑŋ-/) (Antilocapra americana) is a species of artiodactyl mammal indigenous to interior western and central North America. Though not an antelope, it is often known colloquially in North America as the American antelope, prong buck, pronghorn antelope, or simply antelope because it closely resembles the true antelopes of the Old World and fills a similar ecological niche due to parallel evolution. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 23.13 EDGE Score: 3.18 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 101.634 lbs (46.10 kg) | | Birth Weight [1] | 6.614 lbs (3.00 kg) | | Male Weight [3] | 136.026 lbs (61.70 kg) |  | | Diet [2] | Herbivore | | Diet - Plants [2] | 100 % | | Forages - Ground [2] | 100 % | | | Female Maturity [1] | 1 year 6 months | | Male Maturity [1] | 1 year 6 months | | | Gestation [1] | 7 months 25 days | | Litter Size [1] | 2 | | Litters / Year [1] | 1 | | Maximum Longevity [1] | 16 years | | Nocturnal [4] | Yes | | Snout to Vent Length [3] | 4.625 feet (141 cm) | | Speed [5] | 55.028 MPH (24.6 m/s) | | Weaning [1] | 3 months 1 day |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Arizona Mountains forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Baja California desert |
Mexico |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Central and Southern mixed grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central tall grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Chihuahuan desert |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Colorado Plateau shrublands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Colorado Rockies forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Eastern Cascades forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Edwards Plateau savanna |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Great Basin montane forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Great Basin shrub steppe |
United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Meseta Central matorral |
Mexico |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Montana Valley and Foothill grasslands |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Nebraska Sand Hills mixed grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Northern mixed grasslands |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Northern short grasslands |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Palouse grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Sierra Nevada forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Snake-Columbia shrub steppe |
United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Sonoran desert |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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South Central Rockies forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Texas blackland prairies |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Wasatch and Uinta montane forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Western short grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Wyoming Basin shrub steppe |
United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument |
V |
4731 |
Nebraska, United States |
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Audubon National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
14642 |
North Dakota, United States |
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Badlands National Park |
II |
178535 |
South Dakota, United States |
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Beaver Creek Biosphere Reserve |
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275028 |
Arizona, United States |
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Big Bend Biosphere Reserve National Park |
II |
815561 |
Texas, United States |
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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area |
V |
36286 |
Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Bryce Canyon National Park |
II |
36348 |
Utah, United States |
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Canyonlands National Park |
II |
335430 |
Utah, United States |
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park |
II |
15448 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Carrizo Plain Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
7550 |
California, United States |
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Central Plains Biosphere Reserve |
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15345 |
United States |
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Coronado National Monument National Memorial |
III |
4360 |
Arizona, United States |
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Craters of the Moon National Monument |
V |
690996 |
Idaho, United States |
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Curecanti National Recreation Area |
V |
31032 |
Colorado, United States |
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Devils Tower National Monument |
V |
1361 |
Wyoming, United States |
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Dinosaur National Monument |
III |
203307 |
Colorado, Utah, United States |
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El Malpais National Monument |
III |
109980 |
New Mexico, United States |
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El Morro National Monument |
V |
960 |
New Mexico, United States |
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El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
1770619 |
Sonora, Mexico |
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Fort Davis National Historic Site |
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Texas, United States |
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Grand Canyon National Park |
II |
1210128 |
Arizona, United States |
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Grand Teton National Park |
II |
231724 |
Wyoming, United States |
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Grasslands National Park |
II |
128635 |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Great Basin National Park |
II |
77367 |
Nevada, United States |
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park |
II |
46114 |
Texas, United States |
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Jornada Biosphere Reserve |
Ib |
30913 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Knife River Indian Villages National Hist. Site National Historic Site |
III |
1756 |
North Dakota, United States |
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Konza Prairie Biosphere Reserve |
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8617 |
Kansas, United States |
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Lake Mead National Recreation Area |
V |
670229 |
Arizona, Nevada, United States |
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Lake Meredith National Recreation Area |
V |
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Texas, United States |
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Lassen Volcanic National Park |
II |
29388 |
California, United States |
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Lava Beds National Monument |
III |
20002 |
California, United States |
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Organ Pipe Cactus Biosphere Reserve |
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327376 |
Arizona, United States |
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Petrified Forest National Park |
II |
44522 |
Arizona, United States |
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Pipe Spring National Monument |
V |
41 |
Arizona, United States |
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Reserva de la Biosfera El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
6176727 |
Mexico |
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Reserva de Mapimi Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
849819 |
Chihuahua, Mexico |
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Sevilleta LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
IV |
228335 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Shortgrass Steppe LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
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Colorado, United States |
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument |
V |
3049 |
Arizona, United States |
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Walnut Canyon National Monument |
V |
3386 |
Arizona, United States |
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White Sands National Monument |
III |
139922 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Wind Cave National Park |
II |
29471 |
South Dakota, United States |
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Wupatki National Monument |
III |
36098 |
Arizona, United States |
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Yellowstone Biosphere Reserve |
II |
2196863 |
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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