Thallomys (Acacia Rats)

Genus

Acacia Rats

Thallomys

2 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

Species in this group

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

Acacia Rat
LC

Acacia Rat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Thallomys paedulcus

Insufficient data
Black-tailed Tree Rat
LC

Black-tailed Tree Rat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Thallomys nigricauda

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Acacia 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 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
30–40%
2 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
20–30%
3 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
10–20%
4 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
5 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 2
10–20%
6 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
10–20%
7 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
<5%
8 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
9 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%