African Wildcat

Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve

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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	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
2	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
4	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	5–10%
5	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
6	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
7	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
8	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
9	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
10	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
11	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
12	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
13	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
14	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
15	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
16	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
17	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
18	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
19	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
20	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
21	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	Insufficient data
22	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data