Common Mole Rat

Common Mole Rat

Cryptomys hottentotus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Addo Elephant National Park
5 Verified records at Addo Elephant National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Mole Rat sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park

Cape Mole Rat
LC

Cape Mole Rat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Georychus capensis

Insufficient data
Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse
LC

Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Rhabdomys pumilio

5–10% · With luck
Cape Porcupine
LC

Cape Porcupine

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Hystrix africaeaustralis

5–10% · With luck
Bush Vlei Rat

Bush Vlei Rat

Mammal

Myotomys unisulcatus

5–10% · With luck
vlei rat
LC

vlei rat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Otomys irroratus

5–10% · With luck
Springhare
LC

Springhare

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Pedetes capensis

<5% · Rare
Pygmy Mouse
LC

Pygmy Mouse

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Mus minutoides

Insufficient data
Pouched Mouse
LC

Pouched Mouse

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Saccostomus campestris

Insufficient data
Woodland Dormouse
LC

Woodland Dormouse

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Graphiurus murinus

Insufficient data
Kreb's fat mouse
LC

Kreb's fat mouse

Mammal

Steatomys krebsii

Insufficient data
Namaqua Rock Rat
LC

Namaqua Rock Rat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Micaelamys namaquensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🕐 When They’re Spotted

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Sightings of Common Mole Rat are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.

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 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
2 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
3 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Mole Rat in Addo Elephant National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Common Mole Rat sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Mole Rat in Addo Elephant National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Common Mole Rat in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.

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