Common Hippopotamus

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	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	70–80%
2	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	70–80%
3	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	70–80%
4	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	60–70%
5	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	60–70%
6	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	60–70%
7	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	60–70%
8	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	60–70%
9	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
10	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	50–60%
11	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	50–60%
12	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
13	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	50–60%
14	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	50–60%
15	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
16	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	50–60%
17	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	50–60%
18	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
19	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
20	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
21	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
22	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
23	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	40–50%
24	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	30–40%
25	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
26	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
27	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
28	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
29	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
30	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
31	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
32	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Hippopotamus in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 68% of visitor-days record a Common Hippopotamus sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Hippopotamus in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

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