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

Ethiopia: Andalee

Ghana: Mole National Park

Kenya: Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL2.1), Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL2.2), Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL2.3), Enkapune Ya Muto (DBS), Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL3), Lainyamok, Kantis Fossil Site

Malawi: Malowa

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

Republic of the Congo: Kouilou Département

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

Sudan: Affad 23, Khor Shambat 1 (Mesolithic)

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)

See also Thryonomys gregorianus, Thryonomys sp., Thryonomys swinderianus