Arvicanthis (Grass Rats)

Genus

Grass Rats

Arvicanthis

5 species in our catalog · found in 11 parks

Species in this group

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

Blick's Grass Rat
NT

Blick's Grass Rat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Arvicanthis blicki

50–60% · Likely
African Grass Rat
LC

African Grass Rat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Arvicanthis niloticus

20–30% · Possible
Abyssinian Grass Rat
LC

Abyssinian Grass Rat

Mammal

Arvicanthis abyssinicus

Insufficient data
Somali Grass Rat
LC

Somali Grass Rat

Mammal

Arvicanthis neumanni

Insufficient data
Nairobi Grass Rat
LC

Nairobi Grass Rat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Arvicanthis nairobae

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

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

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Grass 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

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 2
50–60%
2 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
20–30%
3 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
4 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
5 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
0–10%
7 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
0–10%
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
0–10%
9 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
0–10%
10 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
0–10%
11 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
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