Caracal
Caracal caracal
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyFelidae (Felids)
- GenusCaracal (Caracals and African Golden Cats)
- SpeciesCaracal caracal (Caracal)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Afro-Australian Fur Seal
Arctocephalus pusillus
African Clawless Otter
Aonyx capensis
Cape Gray Mongoose
Galerella pulverulenta
Southern Elephant Seal
Mirounga leonina
Marsh Mongoose
Atilax paludinosus
Cape Genet
Genetta tigrina
Leopard Seal
Hydrurga leptonyx
Amsterdam fur seal
Arctocephalus tropicalis
Cape Fox
Vulpes chama
Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis
Egyptian Mongoose
Herpestes ichneumon
Striped Polecat
Ictonyx striatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 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 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 11 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 16 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
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.