Somali Giraffe
Giraffa reticulata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyGiraffidae (Giraffes and Okapi)
- GenusGiraffa (Giraffes)
- SpeciesGiraffa reticulata (Somali Giraffe)
Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park
East African Giraffe
Giraffa tippelskirchi
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Giant Forest Hog
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Suni
Neotragus moschatus
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Somali Giraffe in Aberdare National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Somali Giraffe sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Somali Giraffe in Aberdare National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Somali Giraffe in Aberdare National Park in our monthly data.