Caracal

Caracal

Caracal caracal

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Table Mountain National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
6 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
7 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
8 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
9 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
10 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
11 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
13 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
14 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
16 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Caracal in Table Mountain National Park?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Caracal sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 213 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Caracal in Table Mountain National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Caracal in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.

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