Aardvark
Orycteropus afer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderTubulidentata (Aardvarks)
- FamilyOrycteropodidae (Aardvarks)
- GenusOrycteropus (Aardvarks)
- SpeciesOrycteropus afer (Aardvark)
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Aardvark at Queen Elizabeth National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |