Genus

Vlei Rats

Otomys

1 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilyMuridae (Old World Mice and Rats)
GenusOtomys (Vlei Rats)

Species in this group

Otomys irroratus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~20%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Vlei Rats

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 16 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	~10%
	vlei rat			~10%
2	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	vlei rat			~10%
3	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	<5%
	vlei rat			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	<5%
	vlei rat			<5%

Vlei Rats

Species in this group

vlei rat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Vlei Rats

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked