African Civet

Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba 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	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	30–40%
2	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
3	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
4	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	20–30%
5	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
6	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
8	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
9	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
10	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
11	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
12	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
13	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
14	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
15	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
16	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
17	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
18	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
19	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
20	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
21	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Civet in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 36% of visitor-days record a African Civet sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Civet in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for African Civet in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.