Hippopotamidae (Hippopotamuses)

Family

Hippopotamuses

Hippopotamidae

1 species in our catalog · found in 32 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Common Hippopotamus
VU

Common Hippopotamus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippopotamus amphibius

70–80% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

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

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Hippopotamuses

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
70–80%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
70–80%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
70–80%
4 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
60–70%
5 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
60–70%
6 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
60–70%
7 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
60–70%
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
60–70%
9 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
50–60%
10 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
50–60%
11 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
50–60%
12 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
50–60%
13 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
50–60%
14 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
50–60%
15 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
50–60%
16 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
50–60%
17 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
50–60%
18 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
50–60%
19 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
40–50%
20 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
40–50%
21 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
40–50%
22 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
40–50%
23 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
40–50%
24 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
30–40%
25 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
20–30%
26 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
20–30%
27 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
28 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
29 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
30 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
0–10%
31 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
0–10%
32 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
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