Leopard
Panthera pardus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyFelidae (Felids)
- GenusPanthera (Roaring Cats)
- SpeciesPanthera pardus (Leopard)
Closest Relatives at Mana Pools National Park
Lion
Panthera leo
Serval
Leptailurus serval
African Wildcat
Felis lybica
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Painted Hunting Dog
Lycaon pictus
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
African Civet
Civettictis civetta
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Common Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis
Bushy-tailed Mongoose
Bdeogale crassicauda
📅 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 Leopard in Mana Pools National Park?
About 50% of visitor-days record a Leopard sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Leopard in Mana Pools National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Leopard in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.