African Grass Rat
Arvicanthis niloticus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyMuridae (Old World Mice and Rats)
- GenusArvicanthis (Grass Rats)
- SpeciesArvicanthis niloticus (African Grass Rat)
Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Grass Rat in Serengeti National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a African Grass Rat sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 60 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Grass Rat in Serengeti National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for African Grass Rat in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.