Cheetah

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 42% of visitor-days record a Cheetah sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 83 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cheetah in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Cheetah in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.

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