Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse
Rhabdomys pumilio
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyMuridae (Old World Mice and Rats)
- GenusRhabdomys (Four-striped mice)
- SpeciesRhabdomys pumilio (Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
vlei rat
Otomys irroratus
Pygmy Mouse
Mus minutoides
Saunders Vlei Rat
Otomys saundersiae
Namaqua Rock Rat
Micaelamys namaquensis
Cape Spiny Mouse
Acomys subspinosus
Cape Gerbil
Gerbilliscus afer
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Cape Porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Cape Dune Mole Rat
Bathyergus suillus
Cape Mole Rat
Georychus capensis
Brant's climbing mouse
Dendromus mesomelas
Common Mole Rat
Cryptomys hottentotus
📅 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 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse in Table Mountain National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 270 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse in Table Mountain National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.