Gerenuk
Litocranius walleri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusLitocranius (Long-necked Antelopes)
- SpeciesLitocranius walleri (Gerenuk)
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Thomson's Gazelle
Eudorcas thomsonii
Grant's Gazelle
Nanger granti
Bohor Reedbuck
Redunca redunca
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Lesser Kudu
Tragelaphus imberbis
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
East African Oryx
Oryx beisa
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
📅 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 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gerenuk in Amboseli National Park?
About 30% of visitor-days record a Gerenuk sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gerenuk in Amboseli National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Gerenuk in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.