African Wildcat

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

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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	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
2	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
4	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
5	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
6	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
7	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
8	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
9	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
10	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
11	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
12	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
13	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
14	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
15	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
16	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
17	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
18	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Wildcat in Kruger National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a African Wildcat sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 68 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Wildcat in Kruger National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for African Wildcat in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.