Xeric Four-striped Grass Rat

Rhabdomys pumilio (Sparrman, 1784) — also called Four-striped Field Mouse, Four-striped Grass Mouse, Four-striped Grass Rat. Occurrence records of the Xeric Four-striped Grass Rat are shared on GBIF from around 90 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Sam Knott Nature Reserve (88 records), in 6 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernMuridae

90reserves with records

951records around them

6provinces

LCIUCN category

Xeric Four-striped Grass Rat (Rhabdomys pumilio) — Photo: C.R.Selvakumar செல்வா · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Sam Knott Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	88
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	64
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	42
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	34
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	32
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	28
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	26
Wellington ParkNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	26
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	26
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	25
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	25
Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	23
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	22
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	22
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area	NC Northern Cape	20
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	19
West Coast National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	18
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve	WC Western Cape	18
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	18
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	13
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	13
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	12
Ramskop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	12
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	12
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	12
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	12
Samara Karoo ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	12
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	11
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	10
Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	10
Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	10
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	10
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	8
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	8
King William's Town Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	8
Brenton Blue Butterfly Special Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	6
Mokala National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	6
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	6
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	6
Stilbaai Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	6
Morris point / Uitkyk puntNature reserve	WC Western Cape	6
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	6
Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	5
Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	4
Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	4
Lydenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	4
Agulhas National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	4
Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	4
Waterloo Farm lagerstätteProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	4
Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	4
!Khwa ttu Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Haasendal Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	4
De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3

and 30 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 63 reserves
Eastern Cape: 14 reserves
Northern Cape: 8 reserves
Gauteng: 3 reserves
Mpumalanga: 1 reserve
Free State: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Scientific name: Rhabdomys pumilio
GBIF taxon: 2438736
Wikidata: Q644293

More of the Muridae family

Southern African Vlei Rat Namaqua Micaelamys Bush Karroo Rat Southern African Pygmy Mouse Cape Short-tailed Gerbil Single-Striped Lemniscomys Common Grammomys Paeba Hairy-footed Gerbil Red Veld Aethomys Natal Mastomys Mesic Four-striped Grass Rat Southern African Mastomys Angoni Vlei Rat Southern African Spiny Mouse Black-tailed Thallomys South East African Vlei Rat

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.