Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilySuidae (Suids)
- GenusPhacochoerus (Warthogs)
- SpeciesPhacochoerus africanus (Common Warthog)
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Thomson's Gazelle
Eudorcas thomsonii
Grant's Gazelle
Nanger granti
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Bohor Reedbuck
Redunca redunca
East African Giraffe
Giraffa tippelskirchi
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Gerenuk
Litocranius walleri
Lesser Kudu
Tragelaphus imberbis
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
📅 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 Warthog in Amboseli National Park?
About 50% of visitor-days record a Common Warthog sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 72 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Warthog in Amboseli National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Common Warthog in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.