Abundance: 0.10 to 26.28% (median 1.42%)

Latitudinal range: -29.8° to 18.1°

Habitats: (20), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (3), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical savanna (2)

Found in 27 samples

Cameroon: Shum Laka rock shelter (Lower Horizon; ochre ash) (Holocene), Shum Laka rock shelter (Upper Horizon; ochre ash) (Holocene), Shum Laka rock shelter (Lower Horizon; gray ash) (Holocene), Shum Laka rock shelter (Middle/Upper Horizon; gray ash) (Holocene)

Ethiopia: Andalee (Middle Pleistocene)

Ghana: Mole National Park

Kenya: Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL2.1) (Holocene), Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL2.2) (Holocene), Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL2.3) (Holocene), Enkapune Ya Muto (DBS) (Holocene), Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL3) (Holocene), Lainyamok (Middle Pleistocene), Kantis Fossil Site (Late Pliocene)

Malawi: Malowa (Holocene)

Mali: Tongo Maaré Diabal (Horizon 3) (Holocene), Tongo Maaré Diabal (Horizon 4) (Holocene), Tongo Maaré Diabal (Horizon 5) (Holocene)

Republic of the Congo: Kouilou Département

South Africa: Kloof/Hillcrest, Sibudu Cave (Pinkish Grey Sand) (Late Pleistocene)

Sudan: Affad 23 (Late Pleistocene), Khor Shambat 1 (Mesolithic) (Holocene)

Tanzania: Mwanihana Forest (2013)

Togo: Fazao-Malfakassa National Park (dry season), Fazao-Malfakassa National Park (wet season)

Uganda: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Zambia: Leopard's Hill Cave (Pre-Nachikufan) (Late Pleistocene)

See also Thryonomys gregorianus, Thryonomys sp., Thryonomys swinderianus