Bushpig

Bushpig

Potamochoerus larvatus

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

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
20–30
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
30–40%
2 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
3 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
4 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
8 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
9 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
10 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bushpig in Gorongosa National Park?

About 31% of visitor-days record a Bushpig sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Bushpig in Gorongosa National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Bushpig in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.

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