Dassie Rat
Petromus typicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyPetromuridae (Dassie Rats)
- GenusPetromus
- SpeciesPetromus typicus (Dassie Rat)
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Cape Ground Squirrel
Xerus inauris
Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse
Rhabdomys pumilio
Cape Porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Damara Ground Squirrel
Xerus princeps
Black-tailed Tree Rat
Thallomys nigricauda
Hairy-footed Gerbil
Gerbillurus paeba
Bushveld Gerbil
Gerbilliscus leucogaster
Brants's Whistling Rat
Parotomys brantsii
Gerbil Mouse
Malacothrix typica
Littledale's Whistling Rat
Parotomys littledalei
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Dassie Rat in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Dassie Rat sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dassie Rat in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Dassie Rat in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.