Hyaena brunnea

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	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	30–40%
2	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
3	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
4	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
5	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
6	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
7	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hyaena brunnea in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 18% of visitor-days record a Hyaena brunnea sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 38 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Hyaena brunnea in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Hyaena brunnea in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.