The distribution of L. callotis, L. flavigularis, L. alleni, and L. altamirae in fragmented tropic-subtropic habitats seems to reflect a group that once had a wider range throughout the Americas prior to the Pleistocene, with climate change and the arrival of the black-tailed jackrabbit isolating these species in tropic-subtropic habitats.

[1][2] It has a very small range, being found from the coastal plain of southern Tamaulipas south to extreme north Veracruz and west to the eastern border of San Luis Potosí.

However, a putative individual was photographed with a trail camera near the Laguna Madre in 2016, with the images being posted to Facebook and Twitter.

[2] In addition, another putative individual was photographed in Soto la Marina in 2014, with the images being posted to iNaturalist and initially identified as a black-tailed jackrabbit.

[2] In 2022, a paper reporting on photographic sightings in 2016 and 2021 confirmed the persistence of the species, and also found it to inhabit northeastern San Luis Potosi, a region where it was previously not known; the presence of the species here may be related to land use change.