Cheetah

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
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 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
2 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
3 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
4 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
5 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
6 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
7 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
8 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
9 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
10 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
11 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
12 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
13 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
14 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
15 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
16 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
17 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
18 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
19 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
20 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
21 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
22 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
23 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
24 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
25 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cheetah in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 28% of visitor-days record a Cheetah sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cheetah in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Cheetah in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.

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