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Nesomyidae

74 species

  1. 1Beamys hindei O. Thomas, 1909 · Hinde's Long-tailed Pouched Rat
  2. 2Beamys major Dollman, 1914 · Greater Long-tailed Pouched Rat
  3. 3Cricetomys ansorgei O. Thomas, 1904 · Southern Giant Pouched Rat
  4. 4Cricetomys emini Wroughton, 1910 · Forest Giant Pouched Rat
  5. 5Cricetomys gambianus G. R. Waterhouse, 1840 · Northern Giant Pouched Rat
  6. 6Cricetomys kivuensis Lönnberg, 1917 · Kivu Giant Pouched Rat
  7. 7Saccostomus campestris W. C. H. Peters, 1846 · Southern African Pouched Mouse
  8. 8Saccostomus mearnsi E. Heller, 1910 · East African Pouched Mouse
  9. 9Saccostomus umbriventer G. S. Miller, 1910 · Gray-bellied Pouched Mouse
  10. 10Dendromus abyssinicus Osgood, 1936 · Ethiopian African Climbing Mouse · newer than the 2023 backbone
  11. 11Dendromus insignis O. Thomas, 1903 · Montane African Climbing Mouse
  12. 12Dendromus kahuziensis Dieterlen, 1969 · Mount Kahuzi African Climbing Mouse · IUCN CR
  13. 13Dendromus kumasi L. Bohmann, 1939 · Kumasi African Climbing Mouse · newer than the 2023 backbone
  14. 14Dendromus lachaisei Denys & Aniskin, 2012 · Lachaise's African Climbing Mouse · IUCN VU
  15. 15Dendromus leucostomus Monard, 1933 · Monard's African Climbing Mouse
  16. 16Dendromus lovati de Winton, 1900 · Lovat's African Climbing Mouse
  17. 17Dendromus mesomelas (Brants, 1827) · Brants's African Climbing Mouse
  18. 18Dendromus messorius O. Thomas, 1903 · Banana African Climbing Mouse
  19. 19Dendromus mystacalis von Heuglin, 1863 · Chestnut African Climbing Mouse
  20. 20Dendromus nyasae O. Thomas, 1916 · Kivu African Climbing Mouse
  21. 21Dendromus oreas Osgood, 1936 · Cameroon African Climbing Mouse
  22. 22Dendromus pseudomystacalis Kerbis Peterhans, Lavrenchenko, G. Mulualem, Craig, Meheretu, & Bryja in G. Mulualem, Lavrenchenko, Kerbis Peterhans, Mikula, Bryjová, Meheretu, & Bryja, 2024 · Ethiopian Highland African Climbing Mouse · newer than the 2023 backbone
  23. 23Dendromus rogersi Kerbis Peterhans & Voelker in G. Mulualem, Lavrenchenko, Kerbis Peterhans, Mikula, Bryjová, Meheretu, & Bryja, 2024 · Rogers' African Climbing Mouse · newer than the 2023 backbone
  24. 24Dendromus ruppi Dieterlen, 2009 · Rupp's African Climbing Mouse
  25. 25Dendromus vernayi J. Eric Hill & T. D. Carter, 1937 · Vernay's African Climbing Mouse
  26. 26Dendroprionomys rousseloti F. Petter, 1966 · Velvet African Climbing Mouse
  27. 27Malacothrix typica (A. Smith, 1834) · Long-eared Desert Mouse
  28. 28Megadendromus nikolausi Dieterlen & Rupp, 1978 · Nikolaus's African Climbing Mouse · IUCN VU
  29. 29Poemys melanotis (A. Smith, 1834) · Gray African Climbing Mouse · newer than the 2023 backbone
  30. 30Poemys nyikae (Wroughton, 1909) · Nyika African Climbing Mouse · newer than the 2023 backbone
  31. 31Poemys pecilei (A. Milne-Edwards in Rivière, 1886) · Pecile's African Climbing Mouse · newer than the 2023 backbone
  32. 32Prionomys batesi Dollman, 1910 · Bates's African Climbing Mouse
  33. 33Steatomys bocagei O. Thomas, 1892 · Bocage's Fat Mouse
  34. 34Steatomys caurinus O. Thomas, 1912 · Northwestern Fat Mouse
  35. 35Steatomys cuppedius O. Thomas & Hinton, 1920 · Dainty Fat Mouse
  36. 36Steatomys jacksoni Hayman, 1936 · Jackson's Fat Mouse
  37. 37Steatomys krebsii W. C. H. Peters, 1852 · Krebs's Fat Mouse
  38. 38Steatomys opimus de Pousargues, 1894 · Pousargues's Fat Mouse
  39. 39Steatomys parvus Rhoads, 1896 · Tiny Fat Mouse
  40. 40Steatomys pratensis W. C. H. Peters, 1846 · Common Fat Mouse
  41. 41Brachytarsomys albicauda A. Günther, 1875 · White-tailed Tree Rat
  42. 42Brachytarsomys villosus F. Petter, 1962 · Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
  43. 43Brachyuromys betsileoensis (E. Bartlett, 1880) · Small Short-tailed Rat
  44. 44Brachyuromys ramirohitra Forsyth Major, 1896 · Large Short-tailed Rat
  45. 45Eliurus antsingy Carleton, S. M. Goodman, & D. Rakotondravony, 2001 · Antsingy Tufted-tail Rat
  46. 46Eliurus carletoni S. M. Goodman, Raheriarisena, & Jansa, 2009 · Carleton's Tufted-tail Rat
  47. 47Eliurus danieli Carleton & S. M. Goodman, 2007 · Daniel's Tufted-tail Rat
  48. 48Eliurus ellermani Carleton, 1994 · Ellerman's Tufted-tail Rat
  49. 49Eliurus majori O. Thomas, 1895 · Major's Tufted-tail Rat
  50. 50Eliurus minor Forsyth Major, 1896 · Lesser Tufted-tail Rat
  51. 51Eliurus myoxinus A. Milne-Edwards, 1885 · Milne-Edwards's Tufted-tail Rat
  52. 52Eliurus penicillatus O. Thomas, 1908 · White-tailed Tufted-tail Rat · IUCN EN
  53. 53Eliurus tanala Forsyth Major, 1896 · Tanala Tufted-tail Rat
  54. 54Eliurus tsingimbato Jansa, Carleton, Soarimalala, Z. Rakotomalala, & S. M. Goodman, 2019 · Limestone Tufted-tail Rat · newer than the 2023 backbone
  55. 55Eliurus webbi Ellerman, 1949 · Webb's Tufted-tail Rat
  56. 56Gymnuromys roberti Forsyth Major, 1896 · Sleek-furred Ground Rat
  57. 57Hypogeomys antimena A. Grandidier, 1869 · Giant Jumping Rat · IUCN CR
  58. 58Macrotarsomys bastardi A. Milne-Edwards & G. Grandidier, 1898 · Bastard's Big-footed Mouse
  59. 59Macrotarsomys ingens F. Petter, 1959 · Ankarafantsika Big-footed Mouse · IUCN EN
  60. 60Macrotarsomys petteri S. M. Goodman & Soarimalala, 2005 · Petter's Big-footed Mouse
  61. 61Monticolomys koopmani Carleton & S. M. Goodman, 1996 · Koopman's Forest Mouse
  62. 62Nesomys audeberti (Jentink, 1879) · Audebert's Forest Rat
  63. 63Nesomys lambertoni G. Grandidier, 1929 · Lamberton's Forest Rat · IUCN EN
  64. 64Nesomys rufus W. C. H. Peters, 1870 · Red Forest Rat
  65. 65Voalavo antsahabensis S. M. Goodman, D. Rakotondravony, Randriamanantsoa, & Rakotomalala-Razanahoera, 2005 · Anjozorobe Naked-tail Forest Mouse · IUCN EN
  66. 66Voalavo grandidieri (Carleton & S. M. Goodman, 1998) · Grandidier's Tufted-tail Rat · newer than the 2023 backbone
  67. 67Voalavo gymnocaudus Carleton & S. M. Goodman, 1998 · Northern Naked-tail Forest Mouse
  68. 68Voalavo petteri (Carleton, 1994) · Petter's Tufted-tail Rat · newer than the 2023 backbone
  69. 69Delanymys brooksi Hayman, 1962 · Delany's Swamp Mouse · IUCN VU
  70. 70Mystromys albicaudatus (A. Smith, 1834) · African White-tailed Rat · IUCN VU
  71. 71Petromyscus barbouri Shortridge & T. D. Carter, 1938 · Barbour's Pygmy Rock Mouse
  72. 72Petromyscus collinus (O. Thomas & Hinton, 1925) · Common Pygmy Rock Mouse
  73. 73Petromyscus monticularis (O. Thomas & Hinton, 1925) · Short-eared Pygmy Rock Mouse
  74. 74Petromyscus shortridgei O. Thomas, 1926 · Shortridge's Pygmy Rock Mouse

Source: Mammal Diversity Database (mammaldiversity.org), 6904 species, fetched 2026-10-18.