Greater Cane Rat

Closest Relatives at Kruger 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	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
2	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
3	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
4	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
5	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Cane Rat in Kruger National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Greater Cane Rat sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Greater Cane Rat in Kruger National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Greater Cane Rat in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.