Kob
Kobus kob
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusKobus (Waterbucks, Kobs, and Lechwes)
- SpeciesKobus kob (Kob)
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Topi
Damaliscus korrigum
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatus
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Giant Forest Hog
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
Northern Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
📅 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 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 4 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Kob in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 71% of visitor-days record a Kob sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 147 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Kob in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Kob in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.