Arvicanthis (Grass Rats) — Where Wildlife

Species in this group

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

NT

Arvicanthis blicki

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Arvicanthis niloticus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Arvicanthis abyssinicus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Arvicanthis neumanni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Arvicanthis nairobae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~60%
	Blick's Grass Rat			~50%
	Abyssinian Grass Rat			Insufficient data
2	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	African Grass Rat			~20%
3	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	African Grass Rat			~20%
4	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~20%
	African Grass Rat			~20%
5	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Somali Grass Rat			Insufficient data
6	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	African Grass Rat			~10%
7	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	African Grass Rat			Insufficient data
8	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Nairobi Grass Rat			Insufficient data
9	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	African Grass Rat			Insufficient data
10	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Nairobi Grass Rat			Insufficient data
11	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	<5%
	African Grass Rat			Insufficient data
12	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Nairobi Grass Rat			Insufficient data

Grass Rats

Species in this group

Blick's Grass Rat

African Grass Rat

Abyssinian Grass Rat

Somali Grass Rat

Nairobi Grass Rat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Grass Rats

Parks Ranked