Loxodonta (African Elephants)

Genus

African Elephants

Loxodonta

2 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

African Bush Elephant
EN

African Bush Elephant

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Loxodonta africana

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
African Forest Elephant
CR

African Forest Elephant

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Loxodonta cyclotis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~60%
Jan
~60%
Feb
~60%
Mar
~60%
Apr
~60%
May
~60%
Jun
~70%
Jul
~60%
Aug
~60%
Sep
~60%
Oct
~60%
Nov
~60%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see African Elephants

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 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~80%
2 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~80%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~80%
4 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~80%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
~80%
6 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~80%
7 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~80%
8 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~80%
9 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 1
~70%
10 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~70%
11 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~70%
12 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~70%
13 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~70%
14 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~70%
15 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~70%
16 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~70%
17 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~70%
18 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~70%
19 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~70%
20 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~70%
21 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~60%
22 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~60%
23 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~60%
24 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~60%
25 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~60%
26 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~60%
27 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~60%
28 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~60%
29 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~60%
30 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~50%
31 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~50%
32 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~50%
33 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2
~40%
34 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
~40%
35 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~40%
36 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~40%
37 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
~30%
38 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~20%
39 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~20%
40 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
~10%
41 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~10%
42 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
43 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
44 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%