Cheetah

Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park

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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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	60–70%
2	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	50–60%
3	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
4	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
5	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
6	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
7	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	30–40%
8	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
9	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	30–40%
10	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
11	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
12	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
13	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
14	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
15	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
16	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
17	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
18	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
19	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
20	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
21	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
22	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
23	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
24	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
25	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data