Where does the Coucha Rat live?
Mastomys natalensis has 23,986 records in 39 countries and territories, from 1839 to 2026. Most records come from Tanzania.
- 23,986 records
- 39 places
- 121 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaRodentiaMuridaeMastomys
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: July. 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
18392026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9,936 | |
| DR Congo | 3,014 | |
| Guinea | 1,927 | |
| Zambia | 891 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 849 | |
| Sierra Leone | 775 | |
| Uganda | 726 | |
| Ethiopia | 652 | |
| Namibia | 562 | |
| Kenya | 528 | |
| Burkina Faso | 446 | |
| Cameroon | 380 | |
| Benin | 309 | |
| Senegal | 308 | |
| Botswana | 303 | |
| Rwanda | 254 | |
| South Africa | 254 | |
| Sudan | 241 | |
| Niger | 230 | |
| Zimbabwe | 206 | |
| Togo | 170 | |
| Malawi | 167 | |
| Mali | 158 | |
| Nigeria | 140 | |
| Burundi | 86 | |
| Central African Republic | 83 | |
| Ghana | 77 | |
| Liberia | 73 | |
| South Sudan | 60 | |
| Angola | 49 | |
| Mozambique | 47 | |
| Congo | 27 | |
| Mauritania | 27 | |
| Chad | 20 | |
| Gabon | 3 | |
| Morocco | 3 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2 | |
| Eswatini | 2 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Muridae.
house mouse
214,528 records
black rat
122,036 records
Yellow-necked Mouse
76,428 records
Jackson's Praomys
12,053 records
Peters's Hybomys
6,672 records
Typical Lemniscomys
6,168 records
African Arvicanthis
5,647 records
Temminck's mouse
3,630 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.