Genus

Red Forest Rats

Nesomys

1 species in our catalog · found in 1 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilyNesomyidae (Nesomyids)
GenusNesomys (Red Forest Rats)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Nesomys rufus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~20%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Red Forest 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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 1	~30%
	Island Mouse			~30%

Red Forest Rats

Species in this group

Island Mouse

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Red Forest Rats

Parks Ranked