Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilySuidae (Suids)
- GenusPhacochoerus (Warthogs)
- SpeciesPhacochoerus africanus (Common Warthog)
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Northern Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Thomson's Gazelle
Eudorcas thomsonii
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Grant's Gazelle
Nanger granti
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
East African Giraffe
Giraffa tippelskirchi
📅 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 Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 73% of visitor-days record a Common Warthog sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 88 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Warthog in Lake Nakuru National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Common Warthog in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.