Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyFelidae (Felids)
- GenusAcinonyx (Cheetahs)
- SpeciesAcinonyx jubatus (Cheetah)
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
Lion
Panthera leo
Serval
Leptailurus serval
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Caracal
Caracal caracal
African Wildcat
Felis lybica
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Bat-eared Fox
Otocyon megalotis
African Golden Wolf
Canis lupaster
Common Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
Egyptian Mongoose
Herpestes ichneumon
White-tailed Mongoose
Ichneumia albicauda
📅 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 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 8 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 12 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 17 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 19 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 20 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 21 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 22 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 23 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 24 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 25 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cheetah in Amboseli National Park?
About 42% of visitor-days record a Cheetah sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 48 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cheetah in Amboseli National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Cheetah in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.