Saccostomus
| Saccostomus Temporal range: Early Pliocene - recent | |
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| Saccostomus campestris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Nesomyidae |
| Subfamily: | Cricetomyinae |
| Tribe: | Saccostomurini Musser & Carleton, 2005 |
| Genus: | Saccostomus Peters, 1846 |
| Species | |
Saccostomus is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It contains the following species:
- South African pouched mouse (Saccostomus campestris)
- Mearns's pouched mouse (Saccostomus mearnsi)
References
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. 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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