Impala
Aepyceros melampus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusAepyceros (Deer-like Antelopes)
- SpeciesAepyceros melampus (Impala)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Khama
Alcelaphus caama
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Bontebok/Blesbok
Damaliscus pygargus
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Springbok
Antidorcas marsupialis
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Black Wildebeest
Connochaetes gnou
📅 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 Impala in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Impala sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 133 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Impala in Addo Elephant National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Impala in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.