Cape Hare

Cape Hare

Lepus capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
2 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
3 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
4 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
6 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Hare in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Cape Hare sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cape Hare in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Cape Hare in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.

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