Summary ²

The pronghorn ( /ˈprɒŋˌhɔːrn/) (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, prairie 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.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilocapra_americana

More Info

• iNaturalist.ca taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• ASM Mammal Diversity Database
• Berrendo CONABIO
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• iNaturalist Mammal Working Group
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• VertNet

iNaturalist.ca Map