African Grass Rat

African Grass Rat

Arvicanthis niloticus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Serengeti National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
2 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
4 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
6 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

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.

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