Gerenuk

Gerenuk

Litocranius walleri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Meru National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
10–20
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
10–20
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
70–80
Oct
10–20
Nov
60–70
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
4 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
5 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gerenuk in Meru National Park?

About 44% of visitor-days record a Gerenuk sighting in Meru National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Gerenuk in Meru National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Gerenuk in Meru National Park in our monthly data.

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