Pan- African rodents: 32 Families, 78 Genera

Suborder: Hystricognathi

Family: Bathyergidae

Genus: Heliophobius

∑ Silvery Mole Rat Heliophobius argenteocinereus LC

Genus: Heterocephalus

∑ Naked Mole Rat Heterocephalus glaber LC

Genus: Bathyergus

∑ Namaqua Dune Mole Rat Bathyergus janetta LC

∑ Cape Dune Mole Rat Bathyergus suillus LC

Genus: Cryptomys

∑ Damaraland Mole Rat Cryptomys damarensis LC

∑ African Mole Rat Cryptomys hottentotus LC

∑ Nigerian Mole Rat Cryptomys foxi DD

∑ Ochre Mole Rat Cryptomys ochraceocinereus DD

∑ Mashona Mole-rat Cryptomys darlingi LC

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Genus: Georychus

∑ Cape mole rat Georychus capensis 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

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Family: Petromuridae

Genus: Petromus

∑ Dassie Rat Petromus typicus LC

Family: Thryonomyidae (cane rats)

Genus: Thryonomys

∑ Greater Cane Rat Thryonomys swinderianus LC

∑ Lesser Cane Rat Thryonomys gregorianus LC

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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: Pedetidae (spring hare)

Genus: Pedetes

∑ Springhare Pedetes capensis LC

Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)

Subfamily: Xerinae

Tribe: Xerini

Genus: Atlantoxerus

∑ Barbary Ground Squirrel Atlantoxerus getulus LC

Genus: Xerus

∑ South African Ground Squirrel Xerus inauris LC

∑ Mountain Ground Squirrel Xerus princeps LC

∑ Striped ground squirrel Xerus erythropus LC

∑ Unstriped Ground Squirrel Xerus rutilus LC

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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

∑ Carruther's Mountain Squirrel Funisciurus carruthersi LC

Genus: Heliosciurus

∑ Red-legged Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus rufobrachium LC

∑ Gambian Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus gambianus LC

∑ Zanj Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus undulatus DD

∑ Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus ruwenzorii LC

∑ Mutable Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus mutabilis LC

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Genus: Myosciurus

∑ African Pygmy Squirrel Myosciurus pumilio DD

Genus: Paraxerus

∑ Smith's Bush Squirrel Paraxerus cepapi LC

∑ Red Bush Squirrel Paraxerus palliatus LC

∑ Cooper's Mountain Squirrel Paraxerus cooperi DD

∑ Green Bush Squirrel Paraxerus poensis LC

∑ Boehm's Bush Squirrel Paraxerus boehmi LC

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