Acacia Rat

Acacia Rat

Thallomys paedulcus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kruger National Park
7 Verified records at Kruger National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The acacia rat (Thallomys paedulcus), or black-tailed tree rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is a small arboreal rodent that is extensively dependent on Acacia trees. It is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Acacia Rat sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

Single-striped Grass Mouse
LC

Single-striped Grass Mouse

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lemniscomys rosalia

<5% · Rare
Bushveld Gerbil
LC

Bushveld Gerbil

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Gerbilliscus leucogaster

Insufficient data
Pygmy Mouse
LC

Pygmy Mouse

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Mus minutoides

Insufficient data
Tete Veld Aethomys
LC

Tete Veld Aethomys

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Aethomys ineptus

Insufficient data
Woodland Thicket Rat
LC

Woodland Thicket Rat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Grammomys dolichurus

Insufficient data
Namaqua Rock Rat
LC

Namaqua Rock Rat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Micaelamys namaquensis

Insufficient data
Selous' Spiny Mouse
LC

Selous' Spiny Mouse

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Acomys selousi

Insufficient data
Smith's Bush Squirrel
LC

Smith's Bush Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Paraxerus cepapi

30–40% · Possible
Cape Porcupine
LC

Cape Porcupine

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Hystrix africaeaustralis

5–10% · With luck
Springhare
LC

Springhare

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Pedetes capensis

<5% · Rare
Greater Cane Rat
LC

Greater Cane Rat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Thryonomys swinderianus

<5% · Rare
Woodland Dormouse
LC

Woodland Dormouse

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Graphiurus murinus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
3 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
4 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
5 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
6 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
7 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Acacia Rat in Kruger National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Acacia Rat sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Acacia Rat in Kruger National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Acacia Rat in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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