East African Praomys
Field guide
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East African Praomys

Praomys delectorum

Overview

Mkomazi, Mikumi and Nyerere National Park are among the ten atlas places where the East African Praomys is recorded. Its records concentrate in Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique, with 3,024 records across three countries. The atlas map for this member of the Muridae family reflects the entirety of its recorded range.

While recorded throughout the year, observations peak during July and August. The lowest number of records occurs from September through to June.

Records
3,024
Countries
3
Atlas places
10
Months with records
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Each bar is the share of its 33 month-dated grid cells with records in that month.

Recorded in and around these atlas places

These are open occurrence records, so they show where people looked for and recorded the East African Praomys 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.

  • Tanzania
    25 km zone · high confidence · 2750 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Malawi
    25 km zone · high confidence · 199 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Mozambique
    25 km zone · high confidence · 75 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely

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

Photographs
1 of East African Praomys