Nesomyidae (Nesomyids) — Where Wildlife

Species in this group

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

LC Endemic

Nesomys rufus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Eliurus myoxinus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Dendromus lovati

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Brachytarsomys albicauda

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Eliurus tanala

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Nesomys audeberti

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Dendromus melanotis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Cricetomys emini

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Saccostomus campestris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Petromyscus collinus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Malacothrix typica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Dendromus mesomelas

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC

Cricetomys ansorgei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Steatomys krebsii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Dendromus mystacalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Nesomyids

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	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	4	~50%
	Island Mouse			~30%
	White-tailed Rat			Insufficient data
	🐒 Tanala tufted-tailed rat			Insufficient data
	Lowland Red Forest Rat			Insufficient data
2	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	~30%
	dormouse tufted-tailed rat			Insufficient data
3	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~10%
	Lovat's climbing mouse			Insufficient data
4	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Grey Climbing Mouse			Insufficient data
5	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Forest Giant Pouched Rat			Insufficient data
6	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~10%
	Southern Giant Pouched Rat			Insufficient data
	Pouched Mouse			Insufficient data
	chestnut climbing mouse			Insufficient data
7	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Pouched Mouse			Insufficient data
	Kreb's fat mouse			Insufficient data
8	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Grey Climbing Mouse			Insufficient data
	Brant's climbing mouse			Insufficient data
9	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	pygmy rock mouse			Insufficient data
10	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Grey Climbing Mouse			Insufficient data
11	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Gerbil Mouse			Insufficient data
12	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Grey Climbing Mouse			Insufficient data
13	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Grey Climbing Mouse			Insufficient data
14	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Brant's climbing mouse			<5%