Steatomys
| Steatomys Temporal range: Late Pliocene - Recent | |
|---|---|
| Steatomys krebsii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Nesomyidae |
| Subfamily: | Dendromurinae |
| Genus: | Steatomys Peters, 1846 |
| Species | |
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Steatomys bocagei | |
Steatomys is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It contains the following species:
- Bocage's African fat mouse (Steatomys bocagei)
- Northwestern fat mouse (Steatomys caurinus)
- Dainty fat mouse (Steatomys cuppedius)
- Jackson's fat mouse (Steatomys jacksoni)
- Krebs's fat mouse (Steatomys krebsii)
- Pousargues African fat mouse (Steatomys opimus)
- Tiny fat mouse (Steatomys parvus)
- Fat mouse (Steatomys pratensis)