vlei rat

Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park

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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	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
2	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
3	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a vlei rat in Garden Route National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a vlei rat sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see vlei rat in Garden Route National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for vlei rat in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.