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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse
Rhabdomys pumilio
Brants's Whistling Rat
Parotomys brantsii
Desert Pygmy Mouse
Mus indutus
Bushveld Gerbil
Gerbilliscus leucogaster
Cape Ground Squirrel
Xerus inauris
Springhare
Pedetes capensis
Cape Porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Damara Mole Rat
Fukomys damarensis
📅 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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Black-tailed Tree Rat sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-tailed Tree Rat in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Black-tailed Tree Rat in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.