Steatomys
| Steatomys Temporal range: Late Pliocene - Recent
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| Genus: | Steatomys Peters, 1846
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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)
References
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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