Greater Cane Rat

Greater Cane Rat

Thryonomys swinderianus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kruger National Park
19 Verified records at Kruger National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Cane Rat sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
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 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
2 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
3 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
4 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
5 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
6 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Cane Rat sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

← Back to Kruger National Park