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 →
60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Common Warthog sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Kob
Kobus kob
Roan Antelope
Hippotragus equinus
Red-Flanked Duiker
Cephalophus rufilatus
Oribi
Ourebia ourebi
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
📅 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 Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 61% of wildlife watchers report a Common Warthog sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Warthog in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Warthog in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.