Steatomys
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| Steatomys Fossil range: Late Pliocene - Recent |
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Steatomys bocagei |
Steatomys is a genus of rodent in the Nesomyidae family. 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)
- Kreb's Fat Mouse (Steatomys krebsii)
- Pousargues's African Fat Mouse (Steatomys opimus)
- Tiny Fat Mouse (Steatomys parvus)
- Fat Mouse (Steatomys pratensis)
[edit] References
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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