Namaqua Rock Rat
Micaelamys namaquensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyMuridae (Old World Mice and Rats)
- GenusMicaelamys
- SpeciesMicaelamys namaquensis (Namaqua Rock Rat)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse
Rhabdomys pumilio
Bush Vlei Rat
Myotomys unisulcatus
vlei rat
Otomys irroratus
Pygmy Mouse
Mus minutoides
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
Fewer than 5 records of Namaqua Rock Rat at Addo Elephant National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |