Gerenuk

Gerenuk

Litocranius walleri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Amboseli National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
20–30
Oct
0–10
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
50–60%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
4 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
5 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%

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.

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