Crocuta (Common Hyenas)

Genus

Common Hyenas

Crocuta

1 species in our catalog · found in 44 parks

Species in this group

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

Spotted Hyena
LC

Spotted Hyena

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Crocuta crocuta

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%
Jan
~30%
Feb
~40%
Mar
~30%
Apr
~30%
May
~40%
Jun
~40%
Jul
~40%
Aug
~40%
Sep
~40%
Oct
~40%
Nov
~40%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Common Hyenas

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

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~70%
2 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~60%
3 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~60%
4 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~60%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~60%
6 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~60%
7 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~50%
8 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~50%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~50%
10 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~40%
11 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~40%
12 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
~40%
13 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~40%
14 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~40%
15 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~40%
16 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~30%
17 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~30%
18 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~30%
19 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~30%
20 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~20%
21 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~20%
22 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
~20%
23 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~20%
24 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~20%
25 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~20%
26 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~20%
27 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 1
~20%
28 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~20%
29 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~20%
30 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~20%
31 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~20%
32 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
~10%
33 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
34 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 1
~10%
35 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~10%
36 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
37 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
38 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
39 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
40 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
41 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
42 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
~10%
43 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~10%
44 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~10%