Steatomys
Encyclopedia
Steatomys is a genus of rodent
in the Nesomyidae
family.
It contains the following species:
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the Nesomyidae
Nesomyidae
Nesomyidae is a 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...
family.
It contains the following species:
- Bocage's African Fat Mouse (Steatomys bocagei)
- Northwestern Fat MouseNorthwestern Fat MouseThe Northwestern Fat Mouse is a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo....
(Steatomys caurinus) - Dainty Fat MouseDainty Fat MouseThe Dainty Fat Mouse is a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
(Steatomys cuppedius) - Jackson's Fat MouseJackson's Fat MouseThe Jackson's Fat Mouse is a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family.It is found in Ghana and Nigeria.Its natural habitats are arable land and .-References:...
(Steatomys jacksoni) - Kreb's Fat MouseKreb's Fat MouseThe Kreb's Fat Mouse is a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia....
(Steatomys krebsii) - Pousargues's African Fat Mouse (Steatomys opimus)
- Tiny Fat MouseTiny Fat MouseThe Tiny Fat Mouse is a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
(Steatomys parvus) - Fat MouseFat MouseThe Fat Mouse is a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
(Steatomys pratensis)