Black-tailed Tree Rat
Thallomys nigricauda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyMuridae (Old World Mice and Rats)
- GenusThallomys (Acacia Rats)
- SpeciesThallomys nigricauda (Black-tailed Tree Rat)
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Acacia Rat
Thallomys paedulcus
Namaqua Rock Rat
Micaelamys namaquensis
Pygmy Mouse
Mus minutoides
Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse
Rhabdomys pumilio
Cape Ground Squirrel
Xerus inauris
Smith's Bush Squirrel
Paraxerus cepapi
Congo Rope Squirrel
Funisciurus congicus
Dassie Rat
Petromus typicus
Cape Porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Springhare
Pedetes capensis
pygmy rock mouse
Petromyscus collinus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 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 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-tailed Tree Rat in Etosha National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Black-tailed Tree Rat sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-tailed Tree Rat in Etosha National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Black-tailed Tree Rat in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.