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
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
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