Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyHippopotamidae (Hippopotamuses)
- GenusHippopotamus (Nile Hippopotamuses)
- SpeciesHippopotamus amphibius (Common Hippopotamus)
Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Giant Forest Hog
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Suni
Neotragus moschatus
East African Giraffe
Giraffa tippelskirchi
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Somali Giraffe
Giraffa reticulata
Thomson's Gazelle
Eudorcas thomsonii
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Hippopotamus in Aberdare National Park?
About 48% of visitor-days record a Common Hippopotamus sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Hippopotamus in Aberdare National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Common Hippopotamus in Aberdare National Park in our monthly data.