diff --git a/app/admin.py b/app/admin.py
index 3798ac4..b30d66c 100644
--- a/app/admin.py
+++ b/app/admin.py
@@ -102,7 +102,15 @@ class SpeciesAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
 
 
 class TaxonRangeAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    search_fields = ['subrange_or_region', 'distribution', 'source', 'remarks']
+    model = TaxonRange
+    search_fields = ['range__range_name', 'taxon', 'subrange_or_region', 'distribution', 'source', 'remarks']
+    list_display = ['range_name', 'taxon']
+
+    def range_name(self, obj):
+        return str(obj.range.range_name) if obj and obj.range and obj.range.range_name else 'None'
+
+    def taxon(self, obj):
+        return str(obj.taxon) if obj.taxon else 'None'
 
 
 class RangeNameTranslationAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index e6599c2..0187240 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ class TaxonRange(models.Model):
     remarks = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return self.range.name
+        return self.taxon if self.taxon else '--'
 
 
 class PeopleResource(models.Model):