Bathyergidae (African Molerats)

Family

African Molerats

Bathyergidae

6 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

Species in this group

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

Naked Mole Rat
LC

Naked Mole Rat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Heterocephalus glaber

40–50% · Likely
Cape Dune Mole Rat
LC

Cape Dune Mole Rat

Mammal

Bathyergus suillus

10–20% · With luck
Cape Mole Rat
LC

Cape Mole Rat

Mammal

Georychus capensis

0–10% · With luck
Damara Mole Rat
LC

Damara Mole Rat

Mammal

Fukomys damarensis

Insufficient data
Common Mole Rat
LC

Common Mole Rat

Mammal

Cryptomys hottentotus

0–10% · With luck
Natal Mole-rat
LC

Natal Mole-rat

Mammal

Cryptomys natalensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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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

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
40–50%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
20–30%
3 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
10–20%
4 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
0–10%
5 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
0–10%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
0–10%
7 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
<5%
8 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%