Roan Antelope
Hippotragus equinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusHippotragus (Sable and Roan Antelopes)
- SpeciesHippotragus equinus (Roan Antelope)
Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Kob
Kobus kob
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Red-Flanked Duiker
Cephalophus rufilatus
Oribi
Ourebia ourebi
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Roan Antelope in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 59% of visitor-days record a Roan Antelope sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Roan Antelope in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Roan Antelope in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.