African Civet
Civettictis civetta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyViverridae (Civets, Genets, and Oyans)
- GenusCivettictis (African Civets)
- SpeciesCivettictis civetta (African Civet)
Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park
Lion
Panthera leo
Painted Hunting Dog
Lycaon pictus
Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
Egyptian Mongoose
Herpestes ichneumon
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis
Serval
Leptailurus serval
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Marsh Mongoose
Atilax paludinosus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 19 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 21 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Civet in Gorongosa National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a African Civet sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Civet in Gorongosa National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for African Civet in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.