Arvicanthini is a

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confl ...

muroid The Muroidea are a large superfamily of rodents, including mice, rats, voles, hamsters, lemmings, gerbils, and many other relatives. Although the Muroidea originated in Eurasia, they occupy a vast variety of habitats on every continent except A ...

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

in the subfamily

Murinae The Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. Members of this subfamily are called murines. In terms of species richness, this subfamily is larger than all mammal families ex ...

. Almost all recent species in this tribe are or were found in

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

aside from one species, the

Indian bush rat The Indian bush rat (''Golunda ellioti'') is a rodent species in the family Muridae. It is the only extant member of the genus '' Golunda'', and is the only extant member of the tribe Arvicanthini found outside of Africa. The species is widely ...

(''Golunda ellioti''), which is found in

South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.;;;;; ...

and

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. However, some fossil ''

Golunda ''Golunda'' is a genus of murine rodent. Fossil record The Indian bush rat ''(Golunda ellioti)'' is the sole surviving member of this genus, but it was formerly more diverse and widespread, occurring in both Asia and Africa. The last surviving ...

'' species from India and the genus '' Parapelomys'' (known to have inhabited

Arabia The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate. ...

and

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) are thought to have also occurred outside Africa, and one species in the fossil genus '' Saidomys'' may have also occurred in

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. The genus ''

Canariomys ''Canariomys'' is an extinct genus of rodents (Old World rats and mice) that once existed on the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. These giant rats could reach a weight of about . They were herbivores; thei ...

'' inhabited the

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until being driven to extinction by early human settlers.

Species

Extant species

Species in the tribe include: * ''

Aethomys ''Aethomys'' is a genus of rodent from Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent is ...

'' division ** Genus ''

'' - bush rats ***

Bocage's rock rat Bocage's rock rat (''Aethomys bocagei'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna A savanna or sava ...

, ''Aethomys bocagei'' ***

Red rock rat The red rock rat, or red veld rat, (''Aethomys chrysophilus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae native to southern Africa. Description The red rock rat is a rat-sized murine rodent. Adults have a head-body length of , with a long, , ...

, ''Aethomys chrysophilus'' ***

Grant's rock rat Grant's rock mouse or Grant's rock rat (''Aethomys granti'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many specie ...

, ''Aethomys (Micaelamys) granti'' ***

Hinde's rock rat Hinde's rock rat (''Aethomys hindei'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natura ...

, ''Aethomys hindei'' ***

Tete veld aethomys The Tete veld aethomys or Tete veld rat (''Aethomys ineptus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in South Africa and Eswatini. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, shrubland, and grassland. The common name refers to ...

, ''Aethomys ineptus'' ***

Kaiser's rock rat Kaiser's rock rat (''Aethomys kaiseri'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tr ...

, ''Aethomys kaiseri'' ***

Namaqua rock rat The Namaqua rock rat (''Aethomys namaquensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is sometimes included in the genus ''Micaelamys''. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Za ...

, ''Aethomys (Micaelamys) namaquensis'' ***

Nyika rock rat The Nyika rock rat (''Aethomys nyikae'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest The tropical and subtrop ...

, ''Aethomys nyikae'' ***

Silinda rock rat The Selinda veld rat or Silinda rock rat (''Aethomys silindensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in possibly Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest A forest is an area of l ...

, ''Aethomys silindensis'' ***

Tinfields rock rat Tinfields rock rat (''Aethomys stannarius'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grasslan ...

, ''Aethomys stannarius'' ***

Thomas's rock rat Thomas's rock rat (''Aethomys thomasi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in Angola. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community charact ...

, ''Aethomys thomasi'' * ''

Arvicanthis ''Arvicanthis'' is a genus of rodent from Africa. They are commonly referred to as unstriped grass mice, unstriped grass rats, and kusu rats. Species Genus ''Arvicanthis'' - unstriped grass mice * Abyssinian grass rat, ''Arvicanthis abyssinicus ...

'' division ** Genus ''

'' - unstriped grass mice ***

Abyssinian grass rat The Abyssinian grass rat (''Arvicanthis abyssinicus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, arable land Arable land (from the la, ar ...

, ''Arvicanthis abyssinicus'' *** Sudanian grass rat, ''Arvicanthis ansorgei'' ***

Blick's grass rat Blick's grass rat (''Arvicanthis blicki'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruc ...

, ''Arvicanthis blicki'' *** Nairobi grass rat, ''Arvicanthis nairobae'' ***

Neumann's grass rat Neumann's grass rat (''Arvicanthis neumanni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and possibly Kenya. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland ...

, ''Arvicanthis neumanni'' *** African grass rat, ''Arvicanthis niloticus'' ***

Guinean grass rat The Guinean grass rat (''Arvicanthis rufinus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Ghana, Togo, possibly Cameroon, possibly Central African Republic, possibly Ivory Coast, possibly Guinea, possibly Liberia, and p ...

, ''Arvicanthis rufinus'' ** Genus ''

Desmomys ''Desmomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a lan ...

'' ***

Harrington's rat Harrington's rat (''Desmomys harringtoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland Shrubla ...

, ''Desmomys harringtoni'' ***

Yalden's rat Yalden's rat (''Desmomys yaldeni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, found only in Ethiopia, where its natural habitat is the montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The rat got its name in honour of Derek Yalden, a zoolo ...

, ''Desmomys yaldeni'' ** Genus '' Lemniscomys'' - striped grass mice *** Barbary striped grass mouse, ''Lemniscomys barbarus'' ***

Bellier's striped grass mouse Bellier's lemniscomys or Bellier's striped grass mouse (''Lemniscomys bellieri'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gin ...

, ''Lemniscomys bellieri'' *** Griselda's striped grass mouse, ''Lemniscomys griselda'' ***

Hoogstraal's striped grass mouse Hoogstraal's lemniscomys or Hoogstraal's striped grass mouse (''Lemniscomys hoogstraali'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is known only from the type specimen collected in 1961 at Paloich, north of Niayok, South Sudan. Its des ...

, ''Lemniscomys hoogstraali'' *** Senegal one-striped grass mouse, ''Lemniscomys linulus'' ***

Buffoon striped grass mouse The Buffoon lemniscomys or Buffoon striped grass mouse (''Lemniscomys macculus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Uganda, and possibly Rwanda. ...

, ''Lemniscomys macculus'' *** Mittendorf's striped grass mouse, ''Lemniscomys mittendorfi'' ***

Single-striped grass mouse The single-striped grass mouse or single-striped lemniscomys (''Lemniscomys rosalia'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, a ...

, ''Lemniscomys rosalia'' ***

Rosevear's striped grass mouse Rosevear's lemniscomys or Rosevear's striped grass mouse (''Lemniscomys roseveari'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species ...

, ''Lemniscomys roseveari'' ***

Typical striped grass mouse The typical striped grass mouse (''Lemniscomys striatus'') is a small rodent of the suborder Myomorpha in the family Muridae. Taxonomy ''Lemniscomys striatus'' comprises a complex of various similar species.van der Straeten, E., Decher, J., Cort ...

, ''Lemniscomys striatus'' ***

Heuglin's striped grass mouse Heuglin's lemniscomys or Heuglin's striped grass mouse (''Lemniscomys zebra'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bis ...

, ''Lemniscomys zebra'' ** Genus '' Mylomys'' (African Groove-toothed Rat) *** African groove-toothed rat, ''Mylomys dybowskii'' *** Ethiopian mylomys, ''Mylomys rex'' ** Genus ''

Pelomys ''Pelomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains the following species: * Bell groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys campanae'') * Creek groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys fallax'') * Hopkins's groove-toothe ...

'' - groove-toothed creek rats ***

Bell groove-toothed swamp rat The bell groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys campanae'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of ...

, ''Pelomys campanae'' ***

Creek groove-toothed swamp rat The creek groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys fallax'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zim ...

, ''Pelomys fallax'' ***

Hopkins's groove-toothed swamp rat Hopkins's groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys hopkinsi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, possibly Burundi, and possibly Tanzania. Its natural habitat is swamps. It is threatened by habitat los ...

, ''Pelomys hopkinsi'' ***

Issel's groove-toothed swamp rat Issel's groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys isseli'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Uganda. Its natural habitats are arable land and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (al ...

, ''Pelomys isseli'' ***

Least groove-toothed swamp rat The least groove-toothed swamp rat (''Pelomys minor'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is moist savanna A savanna or savannah i ...

, ''Pelomys minor'' ** Genus ''

Rhabdomys ''Rhabdomys'' is a largely Southern African genus of muroid rodents slightly larger than house mice. They are known variously as striped or four-striped mice or rats. Traditionally the genus has been seen as a single species, ''Rhabdomys pum ...

'' (Four-striped Grass Mouse) *** ''

Rhabdomys dilectus The mesic four-striped grass rat (''Rhabdomys dilectus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Taxonomy Traditionally the genus ''Rhabdomys'' has been seen as a single species, ''Rhabdomys pumilio'', though modern evidence on the basis ...

'' ***

Four-striped grass mouse The four-striped grass mouse (''Rhabdomys pumilio'') or four-striped grass rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found throughout the southern half of Africa up to above sea level, extending as far north as the Democratic Repu ...

, ''Rhabdomys pumilio'' * ''

Dasymys ''Dasymys'' is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. The genus is endemic to Africa.

'' division ** Genus ''

Dasymys ''Dasymys'' is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. The genus is endemic to Africa.

'' - shaggy swamp rats ***

Glover Allen's shaggy rat Glover Allen's dasymys (Glover Allen's shaggy rat or ''Dasymys alleni'') is a species of shaggy marsh rat described in 1953, and indigenous to Mount Rungwe in south-western Tanzania. Contemporary studies of the taxonomy diverge, with the Inte ...

, ''Dasymys alleni'' ***

Crawford-Cabral's shaggy rat Crawford-Cabral's shaggy rat or Crawford-Cabral's shaggy marsh rat (''Dasymys cabrali'') is a species of shaggy marsh rat endemic to north-eastern Namibia, near the Okavango River The Okavango River (formerly spelled Okovango or Okovanggo), ...

, ''Dasymys cabrali'' ***

Cape shaggy rat A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck. History Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. Th ...

, ''Dasymys capensis'' ***

Fox's shaggy rat Fox's shaggy rat (''Dasymys foxi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbi ...

, ''Dasymys foxi'' *** ''

Dasymys griseifrons ''Dasymys'' is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. The genus is endemic to Africa.

'' ***

African marsh rat The African marsh rat or common dasymys (''Dasymys incomtus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, a ...

, ''Dasymys incomtus'' *** ''

Dasymys longipilosus ''Dasymys'' is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. The genus is endemic to Africa.

'' ***

Montane shaggy rat The montane shaggy rat (''Dasymys montanus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Uganda and possibly Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or ...

, ''Dasymys montanus'' ***

Angolan marsh rat The Angolan marsh rat (''Dasymys nudipes'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swam ...

, ''Dasymys nudipes'' ***

Robert's shaggy rat Robert's shaggy rat (''Dasymys robertsii'') is a species of rodent in the genus '' Dasymys'' that lives in South Africa. It was described in 2004. References *Mullin, SK, Taylor, PJ & Pillay, N. 2004. Skull size and shape of Dasymys (Rodentia, ...

, ''Dasymys robertsii'' ***

West African shaggy rat The West African shaggy rat (''Dasymys rufulus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natur ...

, ''Dasymys rufulus'' ***

Rwandan shaggy rat The Rwandan shaggy rat (''Dasymys rwandae'') is a species of shaggy marsh rat endemic to north-western Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Afri ...

, ''Dasymys rwandae'' *** ''

Dasymys shortridgei ''Dasymys'' is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice. The genus is endemic to Africa.

'' *** Tanzanian shaggy rat, ''Dasymys sua'' * ''

'' division ** Genus ''

'' (Indian bush rat) ***

, ''Golunda ellioti'' * ''

Hybomys ''Hybomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square mi ...

'' division ** Genus ''

Dephomys ''Dephomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square m ...

'' - defua rats ***

Defua rat The Defua rat (''Dephomys defua'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropic ...

, ''Dephomys defua'' ***

Ivory Coast rat The Ivory Coast rat (''Dephomys eburneae'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, possibly Ghana, and Liberia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical s ...

, ''Dephomys eburneae'' ** Genus ''

'' - hump-nosed mice ***

Eisentraut's striped mouse Eisentraut's striped mouse or Eisentraut's hybomys (''Hybomys badius'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat ...

, ''Hybomys badius'' ***

Father Basilio's striped mouse Father Basilio's striped mouse or Bioko hybomys (''Hybomys basilii'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by h ...

, ''Hybomys basilii'' ***

Moon striped mouse The moon striped mouse or Ruwenzori hybomys (''Hybomys lunaris'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane f ...

, ''Hybomys lunaris'' ***

Miller's striped mouse Miller's striped mouse or the Liberian forest hybomys (''Hybomys planifrons'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry f ...

, ''Hybomys planifrons'' ***

Temminck's striped mouse Temminck's striped mouse or West African hybomys (''Hybomys trivirgatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or trop ...

, ''Hybomys trivirgatus'' ***

Peters's striped mouse Peters's striped mouse or Peters's hybomys (''Hybomys univittatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equ ...

, ''Hybomys univittatus'' ** Genus ''

Stochomys The target rat (''Stochomys longicaudatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Stochomys''. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Description The target rat is ...

'' (Target Rat) ***

Target rat The target rat (''Stochomys longicaudatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Stochomys''. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Description The target rat is ...

, ''Stochomys longicaudatus'' * ''

Oenomys ''Oenomys'' is a genus of African rodents. Known as rufous-nosed rats or rusty-nosed rats, they occur from Sierra Leone east to Ethiopia and as far south as northern Angola. The nose is reddish, or at least the cheeks, which suggested both the ...

'' division ** Genus ''

Grammomys ''Grammomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains the following species: * Arid thicket rat (''Grammomys aridulus'') * Short-snouted thicket rat (''Grammomys brevirostris'') * Bunting's thicket rat (''Gram ...

'' ***

Arid thicket rat The arid thicket rat (''Grammomys aridulus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Sudan. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant commu ...

, ''Grammomys aridulus'' *** '' Grammomys brevirostris'' ***

Bunting's thicket rat Bunting's thicket rat (''Grammomys buntingi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtro ...

, ''Grammomys buntingi'' ***

Gray-headed thicket rat The gray-headed thicket rat (''Grammomys caniceps'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Kenya and Somalia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a ...

, ''Grammomys caniceps'' ***

Mozambique thicket rat The Mozambique thicket rat (''Grammomys cometes'') is an African species of rodent in the mouse family, Muridae. It is found in Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest A forest is ...

, ''Grammomys cometes'' ***

Woodland thicket rat The woodland thicket rat (''Grammomys dolichurus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, ...

, ''Grammomys dolichurus'' ***

Forest thicket rat The forest thicket rat (''Grammomys dryas'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ec ...

, ''Grammomys dryas'' ***

Giant thicket rat The giant thicket rat (''Grammomys gigas'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae which is restricted to a small area of Kenya. Description The giant thicket rat is a slender arboreal rat with large, ovoid ears with a rather long and fine ...

, ''Grammomys gigas'' ***

Ruwenzori thicket rat The Ruwenzori thicket rat (''Grammomys ibeanus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane fores ...

, ''Grammomys ibeanus'' ***

Eastern rainforest grammomys The eastern rainforest grammomys (''Grammomys kuru''), also known as the eastern rainforest thicket rat, is a species of rodent from the family Muridae. The eastern rainforest grammomys is distributed in the Congo Basin in the Central African Re ...

or eastern rainforest thicket rat, ''Grammomys kuru'' ***

Macmillan's thicket rat Macmillan's thicket rat (''Grammomys macmillani'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats a ...

, ''Grammomys macmillani'' ***

Ethiopian thicket rat The Ethiopian thicket rat (''Grammomys minnae'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plan ...

, ''Grammomys minnae'' ***

Shining thicket rat The shining thicket rat (''Grammomys poensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Distribution and habitat It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Cong ...

, ''Grammomys poensis'' ** Genus ''

Lamottemys The Mount Oku rat (''Lamottemys okuensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. The genus ''Lamottemys'' is monotypic, and this is the only species. It is found only in Cameroon where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moi ...

'' ***

Mount Oku rat The Mount Oku rat (''Lamottemys okuensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. The genus ''Lamottemys'' is monotypic, and this is the only species. It is found only in Cameroon where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moi ...

, ''Lamottemys okuensis'' ** Genus ''

'' - rufous-nosed rats ***

Common rufous-nosed rat The common rufous-nosed rat (''Oenomys hypoxanthus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, ...

, ''Oenomys hypoxanthus'' ***

Ghana rufous-nosed rat The Ghana rufous-nosed rat (''Oenomys ornatus''), also known as the West African Oenomys, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or ...

, ''Oenomys ornatus'' ** Genus '' Thallomys'' - acacia rats *** Loring's rat, ''Thallomys loringi'' *** Black-tailed tree rat, ''Thallomys nigricauda'' *** Acacia rat, ''Thallomys paedulcus'' ***

Shortridge's rat Shortridge's rat (''Thallomys shortridgei'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant c ...

, ''Thallomys shortridgei'' ** Genus ''

Thamnomys ''Thamnomys'' is a genus of Old World rats from East Central Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) ...

'' - thicket rats ***

Kemp's thicket rat Kemp's thicket rat (''Thamnomys kempi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by ...

, ''Thamnomys kempi'' ***

Hatt's thicket rat Hatt's thicket rat (''Thamnomys major''), is a species of thicket rat indigenous to the northern slopes of Mount Karisimbi, an inactive volcano in North Kivu (Nord-Kivu) province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Since the species is ...

, ''Thamnomys major'' ***

Charming thicket rat The charming thicket rat (''Thamnomys venustus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is described as data deficient as ''Thamnomys schoutedeni''. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural hab ...

, ''Thamnomys venustus''

Fossil genera

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'' - Canary Islands giant rats (Pleistocene to Holocene of the Canary Islands) *** †

Tenerife giant rat The Tenerife giant rat (''Canariomys bravoi'') is an extinct species of rodent endemic to the island of Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands, Spain. Many remains have been found during archeological digs. Most remains are from the Pleisto ...

, ''Canariomys bravoi'' *** †

Gran Canaria giant rat The Gran Canaria giant rat (''Canariomys tamarani'') is an extinct species of rat endemic to the island of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain). This rodent is known from Holocene to pre-Hispanic fossil remains found at several places on the isl ...

, ''Canariomys tamarani'' ** * †'' Parapelomys'' (Pliocene of India, Pakistan, Arabia, and Ethiopia) ** †'' Parapelomys robertsi'' * †'' Saharamys'' (Late Miocene of Egypt) ** †'' Saharamys misrensis'' * †'' Saidomys'' (Pliocene of Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, and possibly Afghanistan) ** †'' Saidomys afarensis'' ** †?'' Saidomys afghanensis'' (alternately placed in '' Karnimata'') ** †'' Saidomys natrunensis'' ** †'' Saidomys parvus''

References

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