Honey Badger

Honey Badger

Mellivora capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Etosha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
3 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
4 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
5 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
7 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
8 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
9 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
10 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
11 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
13 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
14 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
15 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
16 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
18 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
19 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
20 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
21 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
22 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Honey Badger in Etosha National Park?

About 23% of visitor-days record a Honey Badger sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Honey Badger in Etosha National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Honey Badger in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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