Genus

Common Molerats

Cryptomys

1 species in our catalog · found in 1 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilyBathyergidae (African Molerats)
GenusCryptomys (Common Molerats)

Species in this group

Cryptomys hottentotus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Common Molerats

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 7 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	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Mole Rat			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Mole Rat			~10%
2	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Mole Rat			~10%
3	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Mole Rat			<5%

Common Molerats

Species in this group

Common Mole Rat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Common Molerats

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked