Where has the Gambian Rat been recorded?

Cricetomys gambianus occurrence evidence comes from 693 records in 24 countries and territories, from 1911 to 2022. Most records come from Niger.

• 693 records
• 24 places
• 45 years recorded
• Mammalia class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Gambian Rat has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Gambian Rat. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.