African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusSyncerus (African Buffaloes)
- SpeciesSyncerus caffer (African Buffalo)
Closest Relatives at Meru National Park
Kirk's Dik-dik
Madoqua kirkii
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Lesser Kudu
Tragelaphus imberbis
Grant's Gazelle
Nanger granti
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Gerenuk
Litocranius walleri
East African Oryx
Oryx beisa
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Somali Giraffe
Giraffa reticulata
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Desert Warthog
Phacochoerus aethiopicus
📅 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 African Buffalo in Meru National Park?
About 55% of visitor-days record a African Buffalo sighting in Meru National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Buffalo in Meru National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for African Buffalo in Meru National Park in our monthly data.