Family

African Molerats

Bathyergidae

6 species in our catalog · found in 10 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilyBathyergidae (African Molerats)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Heterocephalus glaber

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Bathyergus suillus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Georychus capensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Fukomys damarensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cryptomys hottentotus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cryptomys natalensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Molerats

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~50%
	Naked Mole Rat			~50%
2	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~20%
	Cape Dune Mole Rat			~10%
	Cape Mole Rat			~10%
	Common Mole Rat			Insufficient data
3	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~20%
	Cape Dune Mole Rat			~10%
	Common Mole Rat			~10%
	Cape Mole Rat			Insufficient data
4	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Common Mole Rat			<5%
	Cape Mole Rat			Insufficient data
5	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Damara Mole Rat			Insufficient data
6	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Damara Mole Rat			Insufficient data
7	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Naked Mole Rat			Insufficient data
8	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Damara Mole Rat			Insufficient data
9	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Natal Mole-rat			Insufficient data
10	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Natal Mole-rat			Insufficient data

African Molerats

Species in this group

Naked Mole Rat

Cape Dune Mole Rat

Cape Mole Rat

Damara Mole Rat

Common Mole Rat

Natal Mole-rat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see African Molerats

Parks Ranked