Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyHippopotamidae (Hippopotamuses)
- GenusHippopotamus (Nile Hippopotamuses)
- SpeciesHippopotamus amphibius (Common Hippopotamus)
Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Southern Giraffe
Giraffa giraffa
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Bushpig
Potamochoerus larvatus
Natal Duiker
Cephalophus natalensis
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Hippopotamus in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Common Hippopotamus sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Hippopotamus in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Common Hippopotamus in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.