''Steatomys'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...

in the family

Nesomyidae The Nesomyidae are a family (biology), 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 N ...

. It contains the following species: *

Bocage's African fat mouse Bocage's African fat mouse (''Steatomys bocagei'') is an extant species of rodent indigenous to Angola, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Given the distribution of the species across the Angolan Plateau an ...

(''Steatomys bocagei'') *

Northwestern fat mouse The northwestern fat mouse (''Steatomys caurinus'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is native to tropical West Africa where it occurs on grassland and crop land. Taxonomy The northwestern fat mouse was first described as ''St ...

(''Steatomys caurinus'') *

Dainty fat mouse The dainty fat mouse (''Steatomys cuppedius'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Description The ...

(''Steatomys cuppedius'') *

Jackson's fat mouse The Jackson's fat mouse (''Steatomys jacksoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria and possibly Benin. Its natural habitats are arable land Arable land (from the , "able to be ploughed") is any land ...

(''Steatomys jacksoni'') *

Krebs's fat mouse The Krebs's fat mouse (''Steatomys krebsii'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and subtropi ...

(''Steatomys krebsii'') *

Pousargues African fat mouse Pousargues's African fat mouse (''Steatomys opimus'') is an extant species of rodent indigenous to the Central African Republic, Cameroon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Given the distribution of the species throughout central Africa, ...

(''Steatomys opimus'') *

Tiny fat mouse The tiny fat mouse (''Steatomys parvus'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtro ...

(''Steatomys parvus'') * Fat mouse (''Steatomys pratensis'')

References

* Rodent genera Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{muroid-stub