Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilySuidae (Suids)
- GenusPhacochoerus (Warthogs)
- SpeciesPhacochoerus africanus (Common Warthog)
Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park
Bushpig
Potamochoerus larvatus
Puku
Kobus vardonii
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Roan Antelope
Hippotragus equinus
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Lechwe
Kobus leche
Sable Antelope
Hippotragus niger
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
📅 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 Warthog in Kafue National Park?
About 57% of visitor-days record a Common Warthog sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Warthog in Kafue National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Common Warthog in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.