''Saccostomus'' 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 ...
of
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 ...
, or pouched mice. They have pouches in their cheeks. The genus contains the following species:
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South African pouched mouse (''Saccostomus campestris'')
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Mearns's pouched mouse
Mearns's pouched mouse (''Saccostomus mearnsi'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.
It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, hot deser ...
(''Saccostomus mearnsi'')
References
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Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
Rodent genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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