African Arvicanthis
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African Arvicanthis

Arvicanthis niloticus

Overview

Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti National Park and Ruaha National Park are among the eight atlas places where the African Arvicanthis is recorded. Records of this mammal concentrate in Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Mali and Senegal. The atlas holds 956 records of the species across 11 countries.

Recorded months differ by region, and each place page shows the months recorded there.

Records
956
Countries
11
Atlas places
8
Recorded in and around these atlas places

These are open occurrence records, so they show where people looked for and recorded the African Arvicanthis as much as where it lives. Cells are up to 25 km across, and every location is generalised to its cell.

Where you'll find them

Generalised encounter areas, not exact locations. Each shape is a grid cell coloured by how likely the species is there.

  • Benin
    25 km zone · high confidence · 449 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Tanzania
    25 km zone · high confidence · 239 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Rwanda
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 74 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Mali
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 41 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Sudan
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 30 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Senegal
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 40 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Kenya
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 32 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Uganda
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 27 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • United States
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 19 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Central African Republic
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 4 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible

Conservation status not assessed here yet, so every location is generalised to its grid cell.

Photographs
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