Giant Forest Hog
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilySuidae (Suids)
- GenusHylochoerus (Forest Hogs)
- SpeciesHylochoerus meinertzhageni (Giant Forest Hog)
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Kob
Kobus kob
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Topi
Damaliscus korrigum
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Northern Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatus
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
📅 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 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Giant Forest Hog in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 46% of visitor-days record a Giant Forest Hog sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 63 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Giant Forest Hog in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Giant Forest Hog in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.