''Steatomys'' 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 n ...
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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Bocage's African fat mouse (''Steatomys bocagei'')
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Northwestern fat mouse (''Steatomys caurinus'')
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Dainty fat mouse (''Steatomys cuppedius'')
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Jackson's fat mouse (''Steatomys jacksoni'')
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Krebs's fat mouse (''Steatomys krebsii'')
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Pousargues African fat mouse (''Steatomys opimus'')
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Tiny fat mouse (''Steatomys parvus'')
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Fat mouse
The fat mouse (''Steatomys pratensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Its n ...
(''Steatomys pratensis'')
References
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Rodent genera
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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