Leopard
Panthera pardus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyFelidae (Felids)
- GenusPanthera (Roaring Cats)
- SpeciesPanthera pardus (Leopard)
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Lion
Panthera leo
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Serval
Leptailurus serval
African Wildcat
Felis lybica
Caracal
Caracal caracal
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Common Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
Bat-eared Fox
Otocyon megalotis
Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
White-tailed Mongoose
Ichneumia albicauda
Marsh Mongoose
Atilax paludinosus
📅 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 Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 49% of visitor-days record a Leopard sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 251 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Leopard in Masai Mara National Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Leopard in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.