Common names: Littledal’s Whistling Rat (English). Distribution: This species has a narrow distribution in the driest parts of southern Africa, from the western regions of South Africa north into Namibia and mostly along a narrow strip of desert (Monadjem et al. 2015). It occurs in the South-West Africa Biotic Zone (Namib Desert and Karoo regions) (Jackson 2013), and is absent from the central Namib Desert. It has not been recorded from Angola. Museum records need vetting to improve the accuracy of its distribution map. It is suspected to have an area of occupancy of < 2,000 km2 due to its patchy distribution and vulnerability to local extinctions. However, this should be more accurately quantified in future assessments.