See swamp rat.Larger animals such as vlei rats and even small antelopes are preferred, if they can be easily taken....
Poles, used as raptor perches, dot the veld and encourage the predators of vlei rats and striped field mice, mainly Jackal Buzzard, to catch the rats which are a menace to young trees.
Serval prey mainly on rodents, especially vlei rats, and show a marked preference for tall grassland habitat situated near water.