Impala
Aepyceros melampus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusAepyceros (Deer-like Antelopes)
- SpeciesAepyceros melampus (Impala)
The impala or rooibok (Aepyceros melampus, lit. 'black-footed high-horn' in Ancient Greek) is a medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. The only extant member of the genus Aepyceros, and tribe Aepycerotini, it was first described to Europeans by German zoologist Hinrich Lichtenstein in 1812. Two subspecies are recognised—the grassland-dwelling common impala (sometimes referred to as the Kenyan impala), and the larger and darker black-faced impala, which lives in slightly more arid, scrubland environments. The impala reaches 70–92 cm (28–36 in) at the shoulder and weighs 40–65 kg (88–143 lb). It features a glossy, reddish brown coat. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
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
Light-backed Duiker
Cephalophus silvicultor
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatus
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Impala at Virunga 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