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Steatomys Temporal range: Late Pliocene - Recent
Steatomys krebsii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Placentalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Nesomyidae
Subfamily:	Dendromurinae
Genus:	Steatomys Peters, 1846
Species
Steatomys bocagei Steatomys caurinus Steatomys cuppedius Steatomys jacksoni Steatomys krebsii Steatomys opimus Steatomys parvus Steatomys pratensis

Steatomys is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It contains the following species:

• Bocage's African fat mouse (Steatomys bocagei)
• Northwestern fat mouse (Steatomys caurinus)
• Dainty fat mouse (Steatomys cuppedius)
• Jackson's fat mouse (Steatomys jacksoni)
• Krebs's fat mouse (Steatomys krebsii)
• Pousargues African fat mouse (Steatomys opimus)
• Tiny fat mouse (Steatomys parvus)
• Fat mouse (Steatomys pratensis)

References

• Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.