Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilySuidae (Suids)
- GenusPhacochoerus (Warthogs)
- SpeciesPhacochoerus africanus (Common Warthog)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Bushpig
Potamochoerus larvatus
Southern Giraffe
Giraffa giraffa
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
📅 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 Kruger National Park?
About 43% of visitor-days record a Common Warthog sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 985 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Warthog in Kruger National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Common Warthog in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.