Leopard
Panthera pardus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyFelidae (Felids)
- GenusPanthera (Roaring Cats)
- SpeciesPanthera pardus (Leopard)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Lion
Panthera leo
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Serval
Leptailurus serval
Caracal
Caracal caracal
African Wildcat
Felis lybica
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
African Golden Wolf
Canis lupaster
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Bat-eared Fox
Otocyon megalotis
Northern Small-spotted Genet
Genetta genetta
Common Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis
📅 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 Leopard in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 30% of visitor-days record a Leopard sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 81 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Leopard in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
December has the highest sighting rate for Leopard in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.