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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