South African Rodents

Suborder: Hystricognathi

Family: Bathyergidae

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

Genus: Georychus

∑ Cape mole rat Georychus capensis LC

Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)

Genus: Hystrix

∑ Cape Porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis LC

Family: Petromuridae

Genus: Petromus

∑ Dassie Rat Petromus typicus LC

Family: Thryonomyidae (cane rats)

Genus: Thryonomys

∑ Greater Cane Rat Thryonomys swinderianus LC

Suborder: Sciurognathi

Family: Pedetidae (spring hare)

Genus: Pedetes

∑ Springhare Pedetes capensis LC

Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)

Subfamily: Xerinae

Tribe: Xerini

Genus: Xerus

∑ South African Ground Squirrel Xerus inauris LC

∑ Mountain Ground Squirrel Xerus princeps LC

Tribe: Protoxerini

Genus: Paraxerus

∑ Smith's Bush Squirrel Paraxerus cepapi LC

∑ Red Bush Squirrel Paraxerus palliatus LC

Family: Gliridae (dormice)

Subfamily: Graphiurinae

Genus: Graphiurus

∑ Small-eared Dormouse Graphiurus microtis LC

∑ Woodland Dormouse Graphiurus murinus LC

∑ Spectacled Dormouse Graphiurus ocularis LC

∑ Rock Dormouse Graphiurus platyops LC

∑ Stone Dormouse Graphiurus rupicola LC

Family: Nesomyidae

Subfamily: Petromyscinae

Genus: Petromyscus

∑ Barbour's Rock Mouse Petromyscus barbouri LC

∑ Pygmy Rock Mouse Petromyscus collinus LC

∑ Brukkaros Pygmy Rock Mouse Petromyscus monticularis LC

Subfamily: Dendromurinae

Genus: Dendromus

∑ Gray Glimbing Mouse Dendromus melanotis LC

∑ Brant's Climbing Mouse Dendromus mesomelas LC

∑ Chestnut Climbing Mouse Dendromus mystacalis LC

∑ Nyika Climbing Mouse Dendromus nyikae LC

Genus: Malacothrix

∑ Gerbil Mouse Malacothrix typica LC

Genus: Steatomys

∑ Kreb's Fat Mouse Steatomys krebsii LC

∑ Fat Mouse Steatomys pratensis LC

Subfamily: Mystromyinae

Genus: Mystromys

∑ White-tailed Rat Mystromys albicaudatus EN

Subfamily: Cricetomyinae

Genus: Saccostomus

∑ Phascogalini Saccostomus campestris LC

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

Subfamily: Deomyinae

Genus: Acomys

∑ Spiny mouse Acomys spinosissimus LC

∑ Cape Spiny Mouse Acomys subspinosus LC

Subfamily: Otomyinae

Genus: Otomys

∑ Angoni Vlei Rat Otomys angoniensis LC

∑ Vlei Rat Otomys irroratus LC

∑ Laminate Vlei Rat Otomys laminatus LC

∑ Saunder's Vlei Rat Otomys saundersiae LC

∑ Sloggett's Vlei Rat Otomys sloggetti LC

∑ Karoo Bush Rat Otomys unisulcatus LC

Genus: Parotomys

∑ Brants's Whistling Rat Parotomys brantsii LC

∑ Littledale's Whistling Rat Parotomys littledalei LC

Subfamily: Gerbillinae

Genus: Desmodillus

∑ Cape Short-eared Gerbil Desmodillus auricularis LC

Genus: Gerbillurus

∑ Hairy-footed Gerbil Gerbillurus paeba LC

∑ Bushy-tailed Hairy-footed Gerbil Gerbillurus vallinus LC

Genus: Tatera

∑ Cape Gerbil Tatera afra LC

∑ Highveld Gerbil Tatera brantsii LC

∑ Bushveld Gerbil Tatera leucogaster LC

Subfamily: Murinae

Genus: Aethomys

∑ Red Rock Rat Aethomys chrysophilus LC

∑ Grant's Rock Rat Aethomys granti LC

∑ Tete Veld Aethomys Aethomys ineptus LC

∑ Namaqua Rock Rat Aethomys namaquensis LC

Genus: Dasymys

∑ Common Dasymys Dasymys incomtus LC

Genus: Grammomys

∑ Mozambique Thicket Rat Grammomys cometes LC

∑ Woodland Thicket Rat Grammomys dolichurus LC

Genus: Lemniscomys

∑ Single-striped Grass Mouse Lemniscomys rosalia LC

Genus: Mastomys

∑ Southern Multimammate Mouse Mastomys coucha LC

∑ Natal Multimammate Mouse Mastomys natalensis LC

Genus: Mus

∑ Desert Pygmy Mouse Mus indutus LC

∑ African Pygmy Mouse Mus minutoides LC

∑ Neave's Mouse Mus neavei DD

∑ Orange Mouse Mus orangiae LC

Genus: Myomyscus

∑ Verreaux's White-footed Rat Myomyscus verreauxii LC

Genus: Rhabdomys

∑ Four-striped Grass Mouse Rhabdomys pumilio LC

Genus: Thallomys

∑ Black-tailed Tree Rat Thallomys nigricauda LC

∑ Acacia rat Thallomys paedulcus LC

∑ Shortridge's Rat Thallomys shortridgei DD

Genus: Zelotomys

∑ Woosnam's Zelotomys Zelotomys woosnami LC