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Brown Hyaena

Hyaena brunnea

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Addo Elephant National Park
19 Verified records at Addo Elephant National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The brown hyena (Parahyaena brunnea), also called the strandwolf, is a species of hyena found in Namibia, Botswana, western and southern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique, western Eswatini, and South Africa. It is the only extant species in the genus Parahyaena. It is currently the rarest species of hyena. The largest remaining brown hyena population is located in the southern Kalahari Desert and coastal areas in Southwest Africa. The global population of brown hyena is estimated by IUCN at a number between 4,000 and 10,000 and its conservation status is marked as near threatened in the IUCN Red List. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Hyaena sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park

Spotted Hyena
LC

Spotted Hyena

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Crocuta crocuta

10–20% · With luck
Aardwolf

Aardwolf

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Proteles cristata

Insufficient data
Lion
VU

Lion

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Panthera leo

30–40% · Possible
Yellow Mongoose
LC Endemic

Yellow Mongoose

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cynictis penicillata

30–40% · Possible
Slender-tailed Meerkat
LC

Slender-tailed Meerkat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Suricata suricatta

10–20% · With luck
Cape Gray Mongoose

Cape Gray Mongoose

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Galerella pulverulenta

10–20% · With luck
Cheetah
VU

Cheetah

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Acinonyx jubatus

5–10% · With luck
Bat-eared Fox
LC

Bat-eared Fox

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Otocyon megalotis

5–10% · With luck
African Clawless Otter
NT

African Clawless Otter

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aonyx capensis

<5% · Rare
Caracal
LC

Caracal

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Caracal caracal

<5% · Rare
Leopard
VU Endemic

Leopard

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Panthera pardus

<5% · Rare
Marsh Mongoose
LC

Marsh Mongoose

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Atilax paludinosus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
2 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
3 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
4 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
5 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
6 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
7 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
8 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
9 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Hyaena in Addo Elephant National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Hyaena sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown Hyaena in Addo Elephant National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Brown Hyaena in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.

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