Gerenuk

Gerenuk

Litocranius walleri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Samburu National Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
60–70
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
4 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
5 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gerenuk in Samburu National Reserve?

About 50% of visitor-days record a Gerenuk sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 38 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Gerenuk in Samburu National Reserve?

June has the highest sighting rate for Gerenuk in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.

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