Sharpe's Grysbok
Raphicerus sharpei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusRaphicerus (Grysboks and Steenboks)
- SpeciesRaphicerus sharpei (Sharpe's Grysbok)
Sharpe's or northern grysbok (Raphicerus sharpei) is a small, shy, solitary antelope that is found from tropical to south-eastern Africa. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Sharpe's Grysbok sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 90 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatus
Sable Antelope
Hippotragus niger
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 5 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sharpe's Grysbok in Kruger National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sharpe's Grysbok sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 90 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Sharpe's Grysbok in Kruger National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Sharpe's Grysbok in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.