African Civet
Civettictis civetta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyViverridae (Civets, Genets, and Oyans)
- GenusCivettictis (African Civets)
- SpeciesCivettictis civetta (African Civet)
Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park
Northern Small-spotted Genet
Genetta genetta
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Lion
Panthera leo
Common Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Bat-eared Fox
Otocyon megalotis
Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
White-tailed Mongoose
Ichneumia albicauda
African Wildcat
Felis lybica
Serval
Leptailurus serval
📅 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 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 19 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 21 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Civet in Tarangire National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a African Civet sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Civet in Tarangire National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for African Civet in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.