African Wildcat

Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park

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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	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
2	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
4	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
5	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
6	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
7	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
8	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
9	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
10	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
11	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
12	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
13	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
14	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
15	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
16	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
17	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
18	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Wildcat in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a African Wildcat sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Wildcat in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for African Wildcat in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.