Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilySuidae (Suids)
- GenusPhacochoerus (Warthogs)
- SpeciesPhacochoerus africanus (Common Warthog)
Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
East African Giraffe
Giraffa tippelskirchi
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Bohor Reedbuck
Redunca redunca
Grant's Gazelle
Nanger granti
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Lesser Kudu
Tragelaphus imberbis
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Warthog in Tarangire National Park?
About 70% of visitor-days record a Common Warthog sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 164 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Warthog in Tarangire National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Common Warthog in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.