Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilySuidae (Suids)
- GenusPhacochoerus (Warthogs)
- SpeciesPhacochoerus africanus (Common Warthog)
Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Kob
Kobus kob
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Roan Antelope
Hippotragus equinus
Red-Flanked Duiker
Cephalophus rufilatus
Oribi
Ourebia ourebi
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
📅 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 Common Warthog in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 64% of visitor-days record a Common Warthog sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Warthog in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Warthog in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.