Eastern Rock Elephant Shrew

Eastern Rock Elephant Shrew

Elephantulus myurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kruger National Park

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

Short-snouted Elephant Shrew
LC

Short-snouted Elephant Shrew

Mammal

Elephantulus brachyrhynchus

Insufficient data
Four-toed Elephant Shrew
LC

Four-toed Elephant Shrew

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Petrodromus tetradactylus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Rock Elephant Shrew in Kruger National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Eastern Rock Elephant Shrew sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eastern Rock Elephant Shrew in Kruger National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Rock Elephant Shrew in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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