Naked Mole Rat

Naked Mole Rat

Heterocephalus glaber

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Meru National Park

Closest Relatives at Meru National Park

Unstriped Ground Squirrel
LC

Unstriped Ground Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Xerus rutilus

40–50% · Likely
Acacia Rat
LC

Acacia Rat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Thallomys paedulcus

Insufficient data
Striped Ground Squirrel

Striped Ground Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Xerus erythropus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
80–90
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
80–90
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
50–60
Nov
20–30
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 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
2 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Naked Mole Rat in Meru National Park?

About 47% of visitor-days record a Naked Mole Rat sighting in Meru National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Naked Mole Rat in Meru National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Naked Mole Rat in Meru National Park in our monthly data.

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