Kob
Kobus kob
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusKobus (Waterbucks, Kobs, and Lechwes)
- SpeciesKobus kob (Kob)
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Oribi
Ourebia ourebi
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Bohor Reedbuck
Redunca redunca
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Northern Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
📅 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 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 4 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Kob in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 62% of visitor-days record a Kob sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Kob in Kidepo Valley National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Kob in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.