Common Mole Rat
Cryptomys hottentotus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyBathyergidae (African Molerats)
- GenusCryptomys (Common Molerats)
- SpeciesCryptomys hottentotus (Common Mole Rat)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Cape Dune Mole Rat
Bathyergus suillus
Cape Mole Rat
Georychus capensis
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Cape Porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse
Rhabdomys pumilio
vlei rat
Otomys irroratus
Brant's climbing mouse
Dendromus mesomelas
Pygmy Mouse
Mus minutoides
Saunders Vlei Rat
Otomys saundersiae
Namaqua Rock Rat
Micaelamys namaquensis
Cape Spiny Mouse
Acomys subspinosus
Cape Gerbil
Gerbilliscus afer
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Common Mole Rat at Table Mountain National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🕐 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 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |