Sharpe's Grysbok
Raphicerus sharpei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusRaphicerus (Grysboks and Steenboks)
- SpeciesRaphicerus sharpei (Sharpe's Grysbok)
Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris
Puku
Kobus vardonii
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
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sharpe's Grysbok in Kafue National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Sharpe's Grysbok sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sharpe's Grysbok in Kafue National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Sharpe's Grysbok in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.