mammals · order Rodentia

Muridae in the reserves

17 species of the Muridae family are recorded around 118 parks and reserves in the directory. The most widely recorded is the Xeric Four-striped Grass Rat, near 90 reserves.

Xeric Four-striped Grass RatRhabdomys pumilio90 reserves

Southern African Vlei RatOtomys irroratus33 reserves

Namaqua MicaelamysMicaelamys namaquensis16 reserves

Bush Karroo RatMyotomys unisulcatus14 reserves

Southern African Pygmy MouseMus minutoides12 reserves

Cape Short-tailed GerbilDesmodillus auricularis7 reserves

Single-Striped LemniscomysLemniscomys rosalia6 reserves

Common GrammomysGrammomys dolichurus6 reserves

Paeba Hairy-footed GerbilGerbillurus paeba6 reserves

Red Veld AethomysAethomys chrysophilus5 reserves

Natal MastomysMastomys natalensis5 reserves

Mesic Four-striped Grass RatRhabdomys dilectus4 reserves

Southern African MastomysMastomys coucha3 reserves Angoni Vlei RatOtomys angoniensis3 reserves Southern African Spiny MouseAcomys spinosissimus3 reserves

Black-tailed ThallomysThallomys nigricauda3 reserves South East African Vlei RatOtomys auratus3 reserves · Near threatened

GBIF.org occurrence records; taxonomy from the GBIF backbone; photos from Wikimedia Commons (authors on the photo credits page).