Suborder: Hystricognathi
Family: Bathyergidae
*Genus: Cryptomys
·
Nigerian
Mole Rat Cryptomys foxi DD
Family: Hystricidae
(Old World porcupines)
*Genus: Atherurus
·
African Brush-tailed Porcupine Atherurus
africanus LC
Genus: Hystrix
·
Crested
Porcupine Hystrix cristata LC
Family: Thryonomyidae
(cane rats)
Genus: Thryonomys
·
Lesser
Cane Rat Thryonomys gregorianus LC
·
Greater
Cane Rat Thryonomys swinderianus LC
Suborder: Sciurognathi
Family: Anomaluridae
Subfamily: Anomalurinae
*Genus: Anomalurus
·
Lord Derby's Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Anomalurus derbianus
LC
·
Dwarf Scaly-tailed Squirrel Anomalurus
pusillus LC
*Genus: Anomalurops
Beecroft's Scaly-tailed Squirrel Anomalurops
beecrofti LC
Subfamily: Zenkerellinae
*Genus: Idiurus
·
Long-eared Flying Mouse Idiurus macrotis LC
·
Flying
mouse Idiurus zenkeri DD
*Genus: Zenkerella
·
Flightless Scaly-tailed Squirrel Zenkerella
insignis DD
Family: Sciuridae
(squirrels)
Subfamily: Xerinae
Tribe: Xerini
Genus: Xerus
·
Striped ground squirrel Xerus erythropus LC
Tribe: Protoxerini
Genus: Epixerus
·
Baifran Palm Squirrel Epixerus wilsoni DD
Genus: Funisciurus
·
Thomas's Rope Squirrel Funisciurus
anerythrus DD
·
Lady Burton's Rope Squirrel Funisciurus
isabella LC
·
Ribboned Rope Squirrel Funisciurus
lemniscatus DD
·
Red-cheeked Rope Squirrel Funisciurus
leucogenys DD
·
Fire-footed Rope Squirrel Funisciurus
pyrropus LC
Genus: Heliosciurus
·
Red-legged Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus
rufobrachium LC
Genus: Myosciurus
·
African Pygmy Squirrel Myosciurus pumilio DD
Genus: Paraxerus
·
Cooper's Mountain Squirrel Paraxerus
cooperi DD
·
Green Bush Squirrel Paraxerus poensis LC
Genus: Protoxerus
·
Forest Giant Squirrel Protoxerus stangeri LC
Family: Gliridae
(dormice)
Subfamily: Graphiurinae
Genus: Graphiurus
·
Christy's Dormouse Graphiurus christyi DD
·
Jentink's Dormouse Graphiurus crassicaudatus DD
·
Lorrain Dormouse Graphiurus lorraineus LC
·
nopage Graphiurus
nagtglasii LC
·
Olga's
Dormouse Graphiurus olga DD
·
Savanna Dormouse Graphiurus parvus
LC
·
Silent Dormouse Graphiurus surdus
DD
Family: Nesomyidae
Subfamily: Dendromurinae
*Genus: Dendromus
·
Banana Climbing Mouse Dendromus messorius LC
·
Cameroon Climbing Mouse Dendromus oreas VU
*Genus: Prionomys
· Dollman's Tree Mouse Prionomys batesi DD
*Genus: Steatomys
· Fat Mouse Steatomys
pratensis LC
Subfamily: Cricetomyinae
Genus: Cricetomys
·
Cricetomys
emini LC
Family: Muridae (mice,
rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
Subfamily: Deomyinae
Genus: Acomys
· Johan's Spiny Mouse Acomys johannis LC
*Genus: Deomys
· Congo Forest Mouse Deomys ferrugineus LC
*Genus: Lophuromys
· Dieterlen's Brush-furred Mouse Lophuromys
dieterleni VU
· Fire-bellied Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys
nudicaudus LC
· Mount Cameroon Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys
roseveari LC
· Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys
sikapusi LC
*Genus: Uranomys
· Rudd's
Mouse Uranomys ruddi LC
Subfamily: Otomyinae
*Genus: Otomys
· Burton's Vlei Rat Otomys burtoni VU
· Western Vlei Rat Otomys occidentalis VU
Subfamily: Gerbillinae
Genus: Desmodilliscus
· Pouched Gerbil Desmodilliscus braueri LC
Genus: Tatera
· Kemp's
Gerbil Tatera kempi LC
· Fring-tailed Gerbil Tatera robusta LC
Genus: Taterillus
· Congo
Tateril Taterillus congicus LC
· Slender
Gerbil Taterillus gracilis LC
· Lake
Chad Tateril Taterillus lacustris LC
Subfamily: Murinae
Genus: Aethomys
· Hinde's
Rock Rat Aethomys hindei LC
· Tinfields Rock Rat Aethomys stannarius NT
Genus: Arvicanthis
· Guinean Arvicanthis Arvicanthis rufinus LC
Genus: Colomys
· African
Water Rat Colomys goslingi LC
Genus: Dasymys
· West African Shaggy Rat Dasymys rufulus LC
Genus: Grammomys
· Shining Thicket Rat Grammomys rutilans LC
Genus: Heimyscus
·
Smokey
Heimyscus Heimyscus fumosus LC
*Genus: Hybomys
· Eisentraut's Striped Mouse Hybomys
eisentrauti EN
· Peters' Striped Mouse Hybomys univittatus LC
Genus: Hylomyscus
·
Beaded
Wood Mouse Hylomyscus aeta LC
·
Mt
Oku Hylomyscus Hylomyscus grandis CR
·
Little
Wood Mouse Hylomyscus parvus LC