Family

Old World Mice and Rats

Muridae

92 species in our catalog · found in 85 parks

Species in this group

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

Arvicanthis blicki

50–60% · Likely

Meriones unguiculatus

Lophuromys melanonyx

Thallomys paedulcus

Rhabdomys pumilio

Hydromys chrysogaster

20–30% · Possible

🐒 No photo available

Niviventer mekongis

Insufficient data

Uromys caudimaculatus

20–30% · Possible

Arvicanthis niloticus

Melomys cervinipes

Rattus lutreolus

Mus spicilegus

Rattus fuscipes

Notomys alexis

Apodemus sylvaticus

Mastacomys fuscus

Arvicanthis abyssinicus

Insufficient data

Stenocephalemys albocaudata

Otomys helleri

Apodemus agrarius

Apodemus flavicollis

Golunda ellioti

Tatera indica

Mus minutoides

Meriones meridianus

Rhombomys opimus

Rattus richardsoni

Thallomys nigricauda

Micromys minutus

Pithecheirops otion

Lemniscomys rosalia

Arvicanthis neumanni

Malacomys longipes

Otomys irroratus

Chiropodomys gliroides

Insufficient data

Mus pahari

Insufficient data

Niviventer langbianis

Myotomys unisulcatus

Pogonomys macrourus

Parotomys brantsii

Vandeleuria oleracea

Pseudomys desertor

Pseudomys higginsi

Melomys burtoni

Pseudomys delicatulus

Mesembriomys gouldii

Mastomys natalensis

Aethomys chrysophilus

Leopoldamys sabanus

Lemniscomys striatus

Acomys wilsoni

Rattus andamanensis

Mus indutus

Arvicanthis nairobae

Maxomys surifer

Apodemus semotus

Pseudomys hermannsburgensis

Insufficient data

Hybomys univittatus

Insufficient data

Micaelamys namaquensis

Insufficient data

Chiropodomys major

Insufficient data

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Showing the 60 most likely of 92 species — the park table below covers them all.

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Old World Mice and Rats

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	P(≥1)
1	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	5	80–90%
	Blick's Grass Rat			50–60%
	Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat			30–40%
	Abyssinian Grass Rat			Insufficient data
	Ethiopian Narrow-headed Rat			Insufficient data
	🐒 Heller's Vlei Rat			Insufficient data
2	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	3	60–70%
	Mongolian Jird			40–50%
	Mid-day Jird			Insufficient data
	Great Gerbil			Insufficient data
3	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	8	50–60%
	White-tailed Giant Rat			20–30%
	Fawn-footed Melomys			20–30%
	Chestnut Tree Mouse			0–10%
	Rakali			0–10%
	Bush Rat			Insufficient data
	Canefield Rat			Insufficient data
	Grassland Melomys			Insufficient data
	Cape York Rat			Insufficient data
4	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	50–60%
	Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse			30–40%
	Black-tailed Tree Rat			10–20%
	Brants's Whistling Rat			0–10%
	Bushveld Gerbil			Insufficient data
	Desert Pygmy Mouse			Insufficient data
5	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	40–50%
	Bush Rat			10–20%
	Fawn-footed Melomys			10–20%
	Australian Swamp Rat			10–20%
	Rakali			0–10%
	Eastern Chestnut Mouse			Insufficient data
6	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	4	40–50%
	🐒 Mekong White-bellied Rat			Insufficient data
	Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse			Insufficient data
	Gairdner's Shrewmouse			Insufficient data
	Dark-tailed Rat			Insufficient data
7	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	40–50%
	Rakali			20–30%
	Broad-toothed Mouse			10–20%
	Bush Rat			Insufficient data
8	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	30–40%
	Australian Swamp Rat			10–20%
	Bush Rat			10–20%
	Rakali			Insufficient data
9	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	30–40%
	Australian Swamp Rat			10–20%
	Bush Rat			0–10%
	Rakali			Insufficient data
10	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	30–40%
	Acacia Rat			Insufficient data
11	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3	30–40%
	Striped Field Mouse			Insufficient data
	Yellow-necked Field Mouse			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Harvest Mouse			Insufficient data
12	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	30–40%
	Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse			10–20%
	Bush Vlei Rat			10–20%
	vlei rat			0–10%
	Pygmy Mouse			Insufficient data
	Namaqua Rock Rat			Insufficient data
13	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	30–40%
	African Grass Rat			20–30%
	Heuglin's Lemniscomys			Insufficient data
	Single-striped Grass Mouse			Insufficient data
	Typical Lemniscomys			Insufficient data
	Mesic Four-striped Grass Rat			Insufficient data
14	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	7	30–40%
	Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse			10–20%
	vlei rat			0–10%
	Pygmy Mouse			Insufficient data
	Namaqua Rock Rat			Insufficient data
	Cape Gerbil			Insufficient data
	Cape Spiny Mouse			Insufficient data
	Saunders Vlei Rat			Insufficient data
15	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	6	20–30%
	Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse			10–20%
	Bushveld Gerbil			Insufficient data
	Hairy-footed Gerbil			Insufficient data
	Black-tailed Tree Rat			Insufficient data
	Brants's Whistling Rat			Insufficient data
	Littledale's Whistling Rat			Insufficient data
16	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	20–30%
	Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse			10–20%
	vlei rat			10–20%
	Pygmy Mouse			Insufficient data
	Woodland Thicket Rat			Insufficient data
17	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	20–30%
	Acacia Rat			20–30%
18	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	20–30%
	Spinifex Hopping Mouse			10–20%
	Desert Mouse			Insufficient data
	Sandy Inland Mouse			Insufficient data
19	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	20–30%
	Mound-building Mouse			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Harvest Mouse			Insufficient data
20	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6	20–30%
	Black-footed Tree Rat			Insufficient data
	Rakali			Insufficient data
	Grassland Melomys			Insufficient data
	Delicate Mouse			Insufficient data
	Common Rock Rat			Insufficient data
	Arnhem Land Rock Rat			Insufficient data
21	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	7	20–30%
	Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse			Insufficient data
	Greater Bandicoot-rat			Insufficient data
	Chestnut White-bellied Rat			Insufficient data
	Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat			Insufficient data
	Ryukyu Mouse			Insufficient data
	Ricefield Rat			Insufficient data
	Oriental House Rat			Insufficient data
22	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	20–30%
	Broad-toothed Mouse			Insufficient data
	Long-tailed Mouse			Insufficient data
	Australian Swamp Rat			Insufficient data
	Rakali			Insufficient data
23	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	5	20–30%
	Black-tailed Tree Rat			0–10%
	Namaqua Rock Rat			Insufficient data
	Pygmy Mouse			Insufficient data
	Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse			Insufficient data
	Acacia Rat			Insufficient data
24	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	20–30%
	African Grass Rat			10–20%
	Typical Lemniscomys			Insufficient data
25	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	20–30%
	Grassland Melomys			Insufficient data
	Delicate Mouse			Insufficient data
	Black-footed Tree Rat			Insufficient data
26	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5	20–30%
	Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat			Insufficient data
	Indomalayan Maxomys			Insufficient data
	Sundaic Arboreal Niviventer			Insufficient data
	Rajah Sundaic Maxomys			Insufficient data
	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse			Insufficient data
27	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	5	20–30%
	Yellow-necked Field Mouse			Insufficient data
	Herb Field Mouse			Insufficient data
	Mound-building Mouse			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Harvest Mouse			Insufficient data
	Striped Field Mouse			Insufficient data
28	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	8	20–30%
	Single-striped Grass Mouse			<5%
	Acacia Rat			<5%
	Bushveld Gerbil			Insufficient data
	Pygmy Mouse			Insufficient data
	Tete Veld Aethomys			Insufficient data
	Woodland Thicket Rat			Insufficient data
	Namaqua Rock Rat			Insufficient data
	Selous' Spiny Mouse			Insufficient data
29	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	10–20%
	Rakali			10–20%
	Bush Rat			0–10%
	Australian Swamp Rat			<5%
30	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	10–20%
	Australian Swamp Rat			Insufficient data
	Bush Rat			Insufficient data
	New Holland Mouse			Insufficient data
31	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	10–20%
	Australian Swamp Rat			10–20%
	Rakali			Insufficient data
	Heath Mouse			Insufficient data
32	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3	10–20%
	Yellow-necked Field Mouse			0–10%
	European Wood Mouse			0–10%
	Eurasian Harvest Mouse			0–10%
33	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3	10–20%
	Striped Field Mouse			Insufficient data
	Yellow-necked Field Mouse			Insufficient data
	Eurasian Harvest Mouse			Insufficient data
34	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	10–20%
	Fawn-footed Melomys			0–10%
	Bush Rat			Insufficient data
	Rakali			Insufficient data
35	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	3	10–20%
	Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse			Insufficient data
	Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat			Insufficient data
	Edward’s Rat			Insufficient data
36	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	10–20%
	Wilson's Spiny Mouse			Insufficient data
	East African Gerbil			Insufficient data
	Nairobi Grass Rat			Insufficient data
	Harrington's Gerbil			Insufficient data
37	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	10–20%
	Single-striped Grass Mouse			Insufficient data
	Harrington's Gerbil			Insufficient data
	Nairobi Grass Rat			Insufficient data
38	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Single-striped Grass Mouse			Insufficient data
	Red Rock Rat			Insufficient data
39	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	10–20%
	Bornean Pithecheirops			Insufficient data
	Indomalayan Maxomys			Insufficient data
40	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	African Grass Rat			10–20%
41	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	10–20%
	Indian Gerbil			Insufficient data
	Asian Long-tailed Climbing Mouse			Insufficient data
42	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	10–20%
	European Wood Mouse			10–20%
43	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	10–20%
	European Wood Mouse			10–20%
44	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	10–20%
	European Wood Mouse			Insufficient data
45	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	10–20%
	Acacia Rat			Insufficient data
46	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4	10–20%
	European Wood Mouse			0–10%
	Eurasian Harvest Mouse			<5%
	Yellow-necked Field Mouse			<5%
	Striped Field Mouse			Insufficient data
47	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Indian Bush-rat			Insufficient data
48	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	10–20%
	Indian Bush-rat			Insufficient data
49	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	10–20%
	Australian Swamp Rat			Insufficient data
	Rakali			Insufficient data
50	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Indian Gerbil			Insufficient data
51	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	10–20%
	Pygmy Mouse			Insufficient data
52	Lorentz National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	10–20%
	Glacier Rat			Insufficient data
53	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	Typical Lemniscomys			Insufficient data
	Nairobi Grass Rat			Insufficient data
54	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	African Grass Rat			0–10%
	Pygmy Mouse			Insufficient data
55	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	10–20%
	Australian Swamp Rat			0–10%
	Bush Rat			Insufficient data
56	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	10–20%
	Yellow-necked Field Mouse			Insufficient data
57	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	10–20%
	Acacia Rat			Insufficient data
58	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	10–20%
	Desert Pygmy Mouse			Insufficient data
	Acacia Rat			Insufficient data
59	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3	10–20%
	European Wood Mouse			0–10%
	Yellow-necked Field Mouse			Insufficient data
	Algerian Mouse			Insufficient data
60	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	Somali Grass Rat			Insufficient data
61	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	10–20%
	Big-eared Swamp Rat			Insufficient data
62	Ba Be National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	10–20%
	Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse			Insufficient data
63	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	0–10%
	Indian Gerbil			Insufficient data
64	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	0–10%
	Oriental House Rat			Insufficient data
	Losea Rat			Insufficient data
65	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	0–10%
	Striped Field Mouse			Insufficient data
66	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	0–10%
	European Wood Mouse			Insufficient data
	Yellow-necked Field Mouse			Insufficient data
67	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	0–10%
	Natal Multimammate Mouse			Insufficient data
68	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	0–10%
	African Grass Rat			Insufficient data
69	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	0–10%
	Single-striped Grass Mouse			Insufficient data
70	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	0–10%
	European Wood Mouse			Insufficient data
71	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	0–10%
	Indochinese Forest Rat			Insufficient data
72	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	0–10%
	African Grass Rat			Insufficient data
73	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	0–10%
	Asian Long-tailed Climbing Mouse			Insufficient data
74	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	0–10%
	Taiwan Field Mouse			Insufficient data
75	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	0–10%
	European Wood Mouse			Insufficient data
76	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	0–10%
	Peters' Hybomys			Insufficient data
77	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	0–10%
	Single-striped Grass Mouse			Insufficient data
78	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	0–10%
	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse			Insufficient data
79	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	0–10%
	Indian Gerbil			Insufficient data
80	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	0–10%
	Striped Field Mouse			Insufficient data
81	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Polynesian Rat			Insufficient data
82	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	European Wood Mouse			Insufficient data
83	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	European Wood Mouse			<5%
84	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Single-striped Grass Mouse			Insufficient data
85	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	<5%
	Eurasian Harvest Mouse			Insufficient data