Genus

Caracals and African Golden Cats

Caracal

1 species in our catalog · found in 19 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCarnivora (Carnivorans)
FamilyFelidae (Felids)
GenusCaracal (Caracals and African Golden Cats)

Species in this group

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

Caracal caracal

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Caracals and African Golden Cats

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

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Caracal			~20%
2	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~20%
	Caracal			Insufficient data
3	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Caracal			~20%
4	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Caracal			~10%
5	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Caracal			Insufficient data
6	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Caracal			~10%
7	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Caracal			~10%
8	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Caracal			~10%
9	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Caracal			Insufficient data
10	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Caracal			Insufficient data
11	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Caracal			~10%
12	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Caracal			Insufficient data
13	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Caracal			Insufficient data
14	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Caracal			Insufficient data
15	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Caracal			Insufficient data
16	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Caracal			~10%
17	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Caracal			<5%
18	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Caracal			Insufficient data
19	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Caracal			Insufficient data