Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse
Rhabdomys pumilio
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyMuridae (Old World Mice and Rats)
- GenusRhabdomys (Four-striped mice)
- SpeciesRhabdomys pumilio (Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Bush Vlei Rat
Myotomys unisulcatus
vlei rat
Otomys irroratus
Pygmy Mouse
Mus minutoides
Namaqua Rock Rat
Micaelamys namaquensis
Cape Porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Springhare
Pedetes capensis
Common Mole Rat
Cryptomys hottentotus
Pouched Mouse
Saccostomus campestris
Woodland Dormouse
Graphiurus murinus
Cape Mole Rat
Georychus capensis
Kreb's fat mouse
Steatomys krebsii
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse in Addo Elephant National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.