List of mammals in Kenya

Suborder: Hystricognathi

Family: Bathyergidae

Genus: Heliophobius

·       Silvery Mole Rat Heliophobius argenteocinereus LC

Genus: Heterocephalus

·       Naked Mole Rat Heterocephalus glaber LC

Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)

Genus: Atherurus

·       African Brush-tailed Porcupine Atherurus africanus LC

Genus: Hystrix

·       Cape Porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis LC

·       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

Family: Pedetidae (spring hare)

*Genus: Pedetes

·       Springhare Pedetes capensis LC

Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)

Subfamily: Xerinae

Tribe: Xerini

Genus: Xerus

·       Striped ground squirrel Xerus erythropus LC

·       Unstriped Ground Squirrel Xerus rutilus LC

Tribe: Protoxerini

Genus: Heliosciurus

·       Gambian Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus gambianus LC

·       Red-legged Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus rufobrachium LC

·       Zanj Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus undulatus DD

Genus: Paraxerus

·       Boehm's Bush Squirrel Paraxerus boehmi LC

·       Striped Bush Squirrel Paraxerus flavovittis DD

·       Ochre Bush Squirrel Paraxerus ochraceus LC

·       Red Bush Squirrel Paraxerus palliatus LC

Genus: Protoxerus

Forest Giant Squirrel Protoxerus stangeri LC

Family: Gliridae (dormice)

Subfamily: Graphiurinae

Genus: Graphiurus

·       Small-eared Dormouse Graphiurus microtis LC

·       Savanna Dormouse Graphiurus parvus LC

Family: Spalacidae

Subfamily: Tachyoryctinae

*Genus: Tachyoryctes

·       Mianzini Mole Rat Tachyoryctes annectens DD

·       Audacious Mole Rat Tachyoryctes audax LC

·       Demon Mole Rat Tachyoryctes daemon LC

·       Kenyan African Mole Rat Tachyoryctes ibeanus LC

·       Naivasha Mole Rat Tachyoryctes naivashae LC

·       King Mole Rat Tachyoryctes rex LC

·       Rudd's Mole Rat Tachyoryctes ruddi LC

·       Embi Mole Rat Tachyoryctes spalacinus LC

·       Storey's African Mole Rat Tachyoryctes storeyi DD

Family: Nesomyidae

Subfamily: Dendromurinae

*Genus: Dendromus

·       Remarkable Climbing Mouse Dendromus insignis LC

·       Brant's Climbing Mouse Dendromus mesomelas LC

·       Chestnut Climbing Mouse Dendromus mystacalis LC

Genus: Steatomys

·       Tiny Fat Mouse Steatomys parvus LC

Subfamily: Cricetomyinae

Genus: Beamys

·       Long-tailed Pouched Rat Beamys hindei NT

Genus: Cricetomys

·       Cricetomys emini LC

·       Gambian Pouch Rat Cricetomys gambianus LC

Genus: Saccostomus

·       Mearns's Pouched Mouse Saccostomus mearnsi LC

Family: Cricetidae

Subfamily: Lophiomyinae

Genus: Lophiomys

·       Maned Rat Lophiomys imhausi LC

Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)

Subfamily: Deomyinae

Genus: Acomys

·       Gray Spiny Mouse Acomys cineraceus LC

·       Fiery Spiny Mouse Acomys ignitus LC

·       Kemp's Spiny Mouse Acomys kempi LC

·       Louise's Spiny Mouse Acomys louisae LC

·       Percival's Spiny Mouse Acomys percivali LC

·       Wilson's Spiny Mouse Acomys wilsoni LC

Genus: Lophuromys

·       Yellow-spotted Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys flavopunctatus LC

·       Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys sikapusi LC

Genus: Uranomys

Rudd's Mouse Uranomys ruddi LC

Subfamily: Otomyinae

Genus: Otomys

·       Angoni Vlei Rat Otomys angoniensis LC

·       Barbour's Vlei Rat Otomys barbouri EN

·       Dollman's Vlei Rat Otomys dollmani DD

·       Mount Elgon Vlei Rat Otomys jacksoni EN

·       Tanzanian Vlei Rat Otomys lacustris NT

·       Afroalpine Vlei Rat Otomys orestes DD

·       Tropical Vlei Rat Otomys tropicalis LC

Subfamily: Gerbillinae

Genus: Gerbillus

·       Botta's Gerbil Gerbillus bottai DD

·       Cosens's Gerbil Gerbillus cosensis DD

·       Harwood's Gerbil Gerbillus harwoodi LC

·       Gerbillus pulvinatus LC

Least Gerbil Gerbillus pusillus LC

Gerbillus ruberrimus LC

Genus: Tatera

·       Boehm's Gerbil Tatera boehmi LC

·       Kemp's Gerbil Tatera kempi LC

·       Bushveld Gerbil Tatera leucogaster LC

·       Black-tailed Gerbil Tatera nigricauda LC

·       Phillip's Gerbil Tatera phillipsi LC

·       Fring-tailed Gerbil Tatera robusta LC

·       Savanna Gerbil Tatera valida LC

Genus: Taterillus

·       Emin's Tateril Taterillus emini LC

·       Harrington's Tateril Taterillus harringtoni LC

*Subfamily: Murinae

Genus: Aethomys

·       Red Rock Rat Aethomys chrysophilus LC

·       Hinde's Rock Rat Aethomys hindei LC

·       Kaiser's Rock Rat Aethomys kaiseri LC

Genus: Arvicanthis

·       Nairobi Grass Rat Arvicanthis nairobae LC

·       African Grass Rat Arvicanthis niloticus LC

·       Somali Grass Rat Arvicanthis somalicus DD

Genus: Colomys

·       African Water Rat Colomys goslingi LC

Genus: Dasymys

·       Common Dasymys Dasymys incomtus LC

Genus: Grammomys

·       Gray-headed Thicket Rat Grammomys caniceps DD

·       Woodland Thicket Rat Grammomys dolichurus LC

·       Giant Thicket Rat Grammomys gigas EN

·       Ruwenzori Thicket Rat Grammomys ibeanus LC

·       Macmillan's Thicket Rat Grammomys macmillani LC

Genus: Hylomyscus

·       Montane Wood Mouse Hylomyscus denniae LC

·       Stella Wood Mouse Hylomyscus stella LC

Genus: Lemniscomys

·       Buffoon Lemniscomys Lemniscomys macculus LC

·       Single-striped Grass Mouse Lemniscomys rosalia LC

·       Typical Striped Grass Mouse Lemniscomys striatus LC

·       Heuglin's Lemniscomys Lemniscomys zebra LC

Genus: Mastomys

·       Guinea Multimammate Mouse Mastomys erythroleucus LC

·       Natal Multimammate Mouse Mastomys natalensis LC

·       Dwarf Multimammate Mouse Mastomys pernanus DD

Genus: Mus

·       Mahomet Mouse Mus mahomet LC

·       African Pygmy Mouse Mus minutoides LC

·       Peter's Mouse Mus setulosus LC

·       Thomas's Pygmy Mouse Mus sorella LC

·       Delicate Mouse Mus tenellus LC

·       Gray-bellied Pygmy Mouse Mus triton LC

Genus: Mylomys

·       Mill Rat Mylomys dybowskii LC

Genus: Myomyscus

Brockman's Myomyscus Myomyscus brockmani LC

Genus: Oenomys

Rufous-nosed Rats Oenomys hypoxanthus LC

Genus: Pelomys

·       Creek Groove-toothed Swamp Rat Pelomys fallax LC

·       Hopkins's Groove-toothed Swamp Rat Pelomys hopkinsi VU

Genus: Praomys

·       East African Praomys Praomys delectorum NT

·       Jackson's Soft-furred Mouse Praomys jacksoni LC

·       Misonne's Soft-furred Mouse Praomys misonnei LC

Genus: Rhabdomys

·       Four-striped Grass Mouse Rhabdomys pumilio LC

Genus: Thallomys

·       Loring's Rat Thallomys loringi LC

·       Acacia rat Thallomys paedulcus LC

Genus: Zelotomys

·       Hildegarde's Zelotomys Zelotomys hildegardeae LC