Where to see
Rhabdomys pumilio
De Hoop Nature Reserve leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
De Hoop Nature Reserve
In De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
West Coast National Park and more
After De Hoop Nature Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse are in West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 40%), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (South Africa, about 30%) and Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May and July in De Hoop Nature Reserve (about 60%), April and July in West Coast National Park (about 50%) and March, July and October in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse on a given day. Each park's Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse page has the full month-by-month chart.
