Common Warthog
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Common Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

Overview

Kruger National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Serengeti National Park are among 34 atlas places where the Common Warthog is recorded. Records concentrate in Benin, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa. The atlas holds 1,297 open records of this Suidae from 21 countries.

Seasons for records differ by region, and each place page shows the months recorded there.

Records
1,297
Countries
21
Atlas places
34
Recorded in and around these atlas places

These are open occurrence records, so they show where people looked for and recorded the Common Warthog as much as where it lives. Cells are up to 25 km across, and every location is generalised to its cell.

Where you'll find them

Generalised encounter areas, not exact locations. Each shape is a grid cell coloured by how likely the species is there.

  • Benin
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 1009 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Kenya
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 101 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Tanzania
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 50 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Zambia
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 18 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Uganda
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 33 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • South Africa
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 29 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Namibia
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 15 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Niger
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 11 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Ethiopia
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 9 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Malawi
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 8 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely

Conservation status not assessed here yet, so every location is generalised to its grid cell.

Photographs
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