Common Name
Pronghorn Antelope
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Antilocapridae
Species Name
Antilocapra americana
Status
Common
States
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Minnesota
Montana
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Mexico
Nevada
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Distribution
West-central US with some extensions across the border with Canada and some ranging into central Mexico.
Notes
Fastest land animal in North America. Requires habitat where it can see and run long distances. Former range was the western two-thirds of the state. Requires habitat where it can see and run long distances. Do not compete well with sheep.
Oklahoma
Formerly abundant in the western two-thirds of the state, but now mostly extirpated. About 500 animals now have made a comeback in the Panhandle.
Oregon
Once abundant and widespread in Oregon