Common Mole Rat
Cryptomys hottentotus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyBathyergidae (African Molerats)
- GenusCryptomys (Common Molerats)
- SpeciesCryptomys hottentotus (Common Mole Rat)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Mole Rat sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Cape Dune Mole Rat
Bathyergus suillus
Cape Mole Rat
Georychus capensis
Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse
Rhabdomys pumilio
Cape Porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis
vlei rat
Otomys irroratus
Pygmy Mouse
Mus minutoides
Woodland Thicket Rat
Grammomys dolichurus
Grey Climbing Mouse
Dendromus melanotis
Namtap
Graphiurus ocularis
Brant's climbing mouse
Dendromus mesomelas
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
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 | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Mole Rat in Garden Route National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Common Mole Rat sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Mole Rat in Garden Route National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Common Mole Rat in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.