Typical Lemniscomys
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Typical Lemniscomys

Lemniscomys striatus

Overview

Mahale Mountains National Park, Nairobi National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area are among the four atlas places where the Typical Lemniscomys is recorded. Its records concentrate in Congo - Kinshasa, Gabon and Uganda, with 1,438 records across 16 countries.

Because this species is recorded in both hemispheres, seasons differ by region and each place page shows the months recorded there.

Records
1,438
Countries
16
Atlas places
4
Recorded in and around these atlas places

These are open occurrence records, so they show where people looked for and recorded the Typical Lemniscomys 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.

  • Congo - Kinshasa
    25 km zone · high confidence · 672 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Gabon
    25 km zone · high confidence · 160 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Uganda
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 127 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Congo - Brazzaville
    25 km zone · high confidence · 124 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Rwanda
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 77 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Tanzania
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 67 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Togo
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 28 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Guinea
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 46 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Benin
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 42 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Sierra Leone
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 31 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely

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

Photographs
1 of Typical Lemniscomys