Brants's Whistling Rat

Brants's Whistling Rat

Parotomys brantsii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
5 Verified records at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Brants's Whistling Rat sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse
LC

Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Rhabdomys pumilio

20–30% · Possible
Black-tailed Tree Rat
LC

Black-tailed Tree Rat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Thallomys nigricauda

10–20% · With luck
Desert Pygmy Mouse
LC

Desert Pygmy Mouse

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Mus indutus

Insufficient data
Bushveld Gerbil
LC

Bushveld Gerbil

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Gerbilliscus leucogaster

Insufficient data
Cape Ground Squirrel

Cape Ground Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Xerus inauris

40–50% · Likely
Springhare
LC

Springhare

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Pedetes capensis

10–20% · With luck
Cape Porcupine
LC

Cape Porcupine

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Hystrix africaeaustralis

5–10% · With luck
Damara Mole Rat
LC

Damara Mole Rat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Fukomys damarensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
2 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brants's Whistling Rat in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Brants's Whistling Rat sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brants's Whistling Rat in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Brants's Whistling Rat in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.

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