Saccostomus Temporal range: Early Pliocene - recent
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Saccostomus campestris | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Nesomyidae |
Subfamily: | Cricetomyinae |
Genus: | Saccostomus Peters, 1846 |
Species | |
Saccostomus is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae, or pouched mice. They have pouches in their cheeks. The genus contains the following species:
- South African pouched mouse (Saccostomus campestris)
- Mearns's pouched mouse (Saccostomus mearnsi)
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.