Acacia Rat
Thallomys paedulcus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyMuridae (Old World Mice and Rats)
- GenusThallomys (Acacia Rats)
- SpeciesThallomys paedulcus (Acacia Rat)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Single-striped Grass Mouse
Lemniscomys rosalia
Bushveld Gerbil
Gerbilliscus leucogaster
Pygmy Mouse
Mus minutoides
Tete Veld Aethomys
Aethomys ineptus
Woodland Thicket Rat
Grammomys dolichurus
Selous' Spiny Mouse
Acomys selousi
Namaqua Rock Rat
Micaelamys namaquensis
Smith's Bush Squirrel
Paraxerus cepapi
Cape Porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Springhare
Pedetes capensis
Greater Cane Rat
Thryonomys swinderianus
Woodland Dormouse
Graphiurus murinus
📅 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 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Acacia Rat in Kruger National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Acacia Rat sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Acacia Rat in Kruger National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Acacia Rat in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.