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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Warthog sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 58 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
Giant Forest Hog
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Kob
Kobus kob
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Topi
Damaliscus korrigum
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Black Fronted Duiker
Cephalophus nigrifrons
Weyns's Duiker
Cephalophus weynsi
Sitatunga
Tragelaphus spekii
Northern Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
Light-backed Duiker
Cephalophus silvicultor
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Warthog in Virunga National Park?
About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Common Warthog sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 58 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Warthog in Virunga National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Common Warthog in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.