Leopard
Panthera pardus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyFelidae (Felids)
- GenusPanthera (Roaring Cats)
- SpeciesPanthera pardus (Leopard)
Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park
Lion
Panthera leo
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Serval
Leptailurus serval
African Wildcat
Felis lybica
Painted Hunting Dog
Lycaon pictus
Common Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Northern Small-spotted Genet
Genetta genetta
Bat-eared Fox
Otocyon megalotis
Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis
White-tailed Mongoose
Ichneumia albicauda
📅 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 Leopard in Hwange National Park?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Leopard sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Leopard in Hwange National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Leopard in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.