Thryonomyidae (Cane Rats)

Family

Cane Rats

Thryonomyidae

1 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

Species in this group

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Greater Cane Rat
LC

Greater Cane Rat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Thryonomys swinderianus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~10%
Mar
<5%
Apr
<5%
May
<5%
Jun
<5%
Jul
<5%
Aug
~10%
Sep
<5%
Oct
<5%
Nov
<5%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Cane 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

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~10%
2 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~10%
3 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
5 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
<5%
6 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%