Family

Cane Rats

Thryonomyidae

1 species in our catalog · found in 1 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilyThryonomyidae (Cane Rats)

Species in this group

Thryonomys swinderianus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Cane Rats

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 2 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	<5%
	Greater Cane Rat			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Greater Cane Rat			~10%
2	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Greater Cane Rat			~10%
3	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Greater Cane Rat			~10%

Cane Rats

Species in this group

Greater Cane Rat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Cane Rats

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked