Caracal

Caracal

Caracal caracal

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Mkomazi National Park
2 Verified records at Mkomazi National Park
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The caracal (Caracal caracal) is a wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and arid areas of Pakistan and northwestern India. It is characterised by a robust build, long legs, a short face, long tufted ears, relatively short tail, and long canine teeth. Its coat is uniformly reddish tan or sandy, while the ventral parts are lighter with small reddish markings. It reaches 40–50 cm (16–20 in) at the shoulder and weighs 8–19 kg (18–42 lb). It was first scientifically described by German naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber in 1776. Three subspecies are recognised. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Caracal at Mkomazi National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
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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
10–20%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
4 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
6 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
7 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
8 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
10 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
11 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
12 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
13 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
14 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
15 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
16 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
17 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
18 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
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