''Saccostomus'' is a genus of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
in the family
Nesomyidae
The Nesomyidae are a family of African rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes several subfamilies, all of which are native to either continental Africa or to Madagascar. Included in this family are Malagasy rodents, ...
.
It contains the following species:
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South African pouched mouse (''Saccostomus campestris'')
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Mearns's pouched mouse (''Saccostomus mearnsi'')
References
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Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
Rodent genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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