Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilySuidae (Suids)
- GenusPhacochoerus (Warthogs)
- SpeciesPhacochoerus africanus (Common Warthog)
The common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) is a wild member of the pig family (Suidae) found in grassland, savanna, and woodland in sub-Saharan Africa. In the past, it was commonly treated as a subspecies of P. aethiopicus, but today that scientific name is restricted to the desert warthog of northern Kenya, Somalia, and eastern Ethiopia. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park
East African Giraffe
Giraffa tippelskirchi
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
East African Oryx
Oryx beisa
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Lesser Kudu
Tragelaphus imberbis
Gerenuk
Litocranius walleri
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Grant's Gazelle
Nanger granti
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Bohor Reedbuck
Redunca redunca
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Common Warthog at Mkomazi National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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