Nairobi Grass Rat
Arvicanthis nairobae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyMuridae (Old World Mice and Rats)
- GenusArvicanthis (Grass Rats)
- SpeciesArvicanthis nairobae (Nairobi Grass Rat)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
Wilson's Spiny Mouse
Acomys wilsoni
East African Gerbil
Gerbilliscus vicinus
Harrington's Gerbil
Taterillus emini
Unstriped Ground Squirrel
Xerus rutilus
Ochre Bush Squirrel
Paraxerus ochraceus
Red Bush Squirrel
Paraxerus palliatus
Naked Mole Rat
Heterocephalus glaber
Zanj Sun Squirrel
Heliosciurus undulatus
Crested Porcupine
Hystrix cristata
Woodland Dormouse
Graphiurus murinus
Kellen's Dormouse
Graphiurus kelleni
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Nairobi Grass Rat at Tsavo East National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |