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Saccostomus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Rodentia

Subfamily
  
Cricetomyinae

Higher classification
  
Pouched rat

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Nesomyidae

Scientific name
  
Saccostomus

Rank
  
Genus

Saccostomus httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Tribe
  
Saccostomurini Musser & Carleton, 2005

Lower classifications
  
South African pouched mouse, Mearns's pouched mouse

Pouched mouse saccostomus mearnsi eating solanum campylacanthum seeds


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

  • South African pouched mouse (Saccostomus campestris)
  • Mearns's pouched mouse (Saccostomus mearnsi)
  • References

    Saccostomus Wikipedia