Species of rodent

Fat mouse

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Mammalia
Order:  | Rodentia
Family:  | Nesomyidae
Genus:  | Steatomys
Species:  |

S. pratensis

Binomial name
Steatomys pratensis

Peters, 1846

The fat mouse (Steatomys pratensis) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

## References[edit]

* Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
* Schlitter, D. & Monadjem, A. 2004. Steatomys pratensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.  Downloaded on 20 July 2007.

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Extant species of family Nesomyidae

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordata
* Class: Mammalia
* Order: Rodentia
* Suborder: Myomorpha
* Superfamily: Muroidea

Petromyscinae|

| Petromyscus
(Rock mice)|

* Barbour's rock mouse (Petromyscus barbouri)
* Pygmy rock mouse (Petromyscus collinus)
* Brukkaros pygmy rock mouse (Petromyscus monticularis)
* Shortridge's rock mouse (Petromyscus shortridgei)

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Delanymyinae|

| Delanymys|

* Delany's mouse (Delanymys brooksi)

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Dendromurinae|

| Dendromus
(African
climbing mice)|

* Montane African climbing mouse (Dendromus insignis)
* Mount Kahuzi climbing mouse (Dendromus kahuziensis)
* Lachaise's climbing mouse (Dendromus lachaisei)
* Monard's African climbing mouse (Dendromus leucostomus)
* Lovat's climbing mouse (Dendromus lovati)
* Gray climbing mouse (Dendromus melanotis)
* Brant's climbing mouse (Dendromus mesomelas)
* Banana climbing mouse (Dendromus messorius)
* Chestnut climbing mouse (Dendromus mystacalis)
* Kivu climbing mouse (Dendromus nyasae)
* Nyika climbing mouse (Dendromus nyikae)
* Cameroon climbing mouse (Dendromus oreas)
* Rupp's African climbing mouse (Dendromus ruppi)
* Vernay's climbing mouse (Dendromus vernayi)

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Dendroprionomys|

* Velvet climbing mouse (Dendroprionomys rousseloti)

Malacothrix|

* Gerbil mouse (Malacothrix typica)

Megadendromus|

* Nikolaus's mouse (Megadendromus nikolausi)

Prionomys|

* Dollman's tree mouse (Prionomys batesi)

Steatomys|

* Bocage's African fat mouse (Steatomys bocagei)
* Northwestern fat mouse (Steatomys caurinus)
* Dainty fat mouse (Steatomys cuppedius)
* Jackson's fat mouse (Steatomys jacksoni)
* Krebs's fat mouse (Steatomys krebsii)
* Pousargues's African fat mouse (Steatomys opimus)
* Tiny fat mouse (Steatomys parvus)
* Fat mouse (Steatomys pratensis)

Mystromyinae|

| Mystromys|

* White-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus)

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Cricetomyinae
(Pouched rats)|

| Beamys|

* Lesser hamster-rat (Beamys hindei)
* Greater hamster-rat (Beamys major)

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Cricetomys|

* Southern giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei)
* Emin's pouched rat (Cricetomys emini)
* Gambian pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus)
* Kivu giant pouched rat (Cricetomys kivuensis)

Saccostomus|

* South African pouched mouse (Saccostomus campestris)
* Mearns's pouched mouse (Saccostomus mearnsi)

Nesomyinae
(Malagasy rats
and mice)|

| Brachytarsomys|

* White-tailed antsangy (Brachytarsomys albicauda)
* Brachytarsomys mahajambaensis
* Hairy-tailed Antsangy (Brachytarsomys villosa)

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Brachyuromys|

* Betsileo short-tailed rat (Brachyuromys betsileoensis)
* Gregarious short-tailed rat (Brachyuromys ramirohitra)

Eliurus|

* Tsingy tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus antsingy)
* Ankarana Special Reserve tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus carletoni)
* Daniel's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus danieli)
* Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus ellermani)
* Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus grandidieri)
* Major's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus majori)
* Lesser tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus minor)
* Dormouse tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus myoxinus)
* White-tipped tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus penicillatus)
* Petter's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus petteri)
* Tanala tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus tanala)
* Webb's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus webbi)

Gymnuromys|

* Voalavoanala (Gymnuromys roberti)

Hypogeomys|

* Malagasy giant rat (Hypogeomys antimena)
* Hypogeomys australis

Macrotarsomys|

* Bastard big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys bastardi)
* Greater big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys ingens)
* Petter's big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys petteri)

Monticolomys|

* Koopman's montane voalavo (Monticolomys koopmani)

Nesomys|

* White-bellied nesomys (Nesomys audeberti)
* Western nesomys (Nesomys lambertoni)
* Nesomys narindaensis
* Island mouse (Nesomys rufus)

Voalavo|

* Eastern voalavo (Voalavo antsahabensis)
* Northern voalavo (Voalavo gymnocaudus)

Category

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q1763980
* Wikispecies: Steatomys pratensis
* CoL: 4ZMTB
* EoL: 1179502
* Fossilworks: 236603
* GBIF: 2438739
* iNaturalist: 44923
* IRMNG: 10227622
* ITIS: 632724
* IUCN: 20722
* MSW: 13000110
* NCBI: 1890068

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