Heller's Vlei Rat
Otomys helleri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyMuridae (Old World Mice and Rats)
- GenusOtomys (Vlei Rats)
- SpeciesOtomys helleri (Heller's Vlei Rat)
Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park
Blick's Grass Rat
Arvicanthis blicki
Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat
Lophuromys melanonyx
Ethiopian Narrow-headed Rat
Stenocephalemys albocaudata
Abyssinian Grass Rat
Arvicanthis abyssinicus
Big-headed Mole-rat
Tachyoryctes macrocephalus
Lovat's climbing mouse
Dendromus lovati
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Heller's Vlei Rat at Bale Mountains National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Heller's Vlei 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 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
More parks will be added in future updates.