Mammals of Africa Volume III: Rodents, Hares and Rabbits

Mammals of Africa Volume III\n	Cover\n	Copyright\n	Contents\n	Series Acknowledgements\n	Acknowledgements for Volume III\n	Mammals of Africa: An Introduction and Guide\n	ORDER RODENTIA Rodents\n		FAMILY SCIURIDAE Squirrels\n			GENUS Allosciurus Slender-tailed Squirrel\n				Allosciurus aubinnii Slender-tailed Squirrel (Aubinn’s Squirrel)\n			GENUS Atlantoxerus Barbary Ground Squirrel\n				Atlantoxerus getulus Barbary Ground Squirrel\n			GENUS Epixerus Western Palm Squirrel\n				Epixerus ebii Western Palm Squirrel\n			GENUS Funisciurus Rope Squirrels\n				Funisciurus anerythrus Thomas’s Rope Squirrel (Redless Tree Squirrel)\n				Funisciurus bayonii Lunda Rope Squirrel\n				Funisciurus carruthersi – Carruthers’s Rope Squirrel (Carruthers’s Mountain Squirrel)\n				Funisciurus congicus Congo Rope Squirrel (Striped Tree Squirrel)\n				Funisciurus duchaillui du Chaillu’s Rope Squirrel\n				Funisciurus isabella Lady Burton’s Rope Squirrel\n				Funisciurus lemniscatus Ribboned Rope Squirrel\n				Funisciurus leucogenys Red-cheeked Rope Squirrel\n				Funisciurus pyrropus Fire-footed Rope Squirrel (Red-legged Rope Squirrel)\n				Funisciurus substriatus Kintampo Rope Squirrel\n			GENUS Heliosciurus Sun Squirrels\n				Heliosciurus gambianus Gambian Sun Squirrel\n				Heliosciurus mutabilis Mutable Sun Squirrel\n				Heliosciurus punctatus Punctate Sun Squirrel (Small Sun Squirrel)\n				Heliosciurus rufobrachium Red-legged Sun Squirrel\n				Heliosciurus ruwenzorii Rwenzori Sun Squirrel\n				Heliosciurus undulatus Zanj Sun Squirrel\n			GENUS Myosciurus African Pygmy Squirrel\n				Myosciurus pumilio African Pygmy Squirrel\n			GENUS Paraxerus Bush Squirrels\n				Paraxerus alexandri Alexander’s Bush Squirrel\n				Paraxerus boehmi Boehm’s Bush Squirrel\n				Paraxerus cepapi Smith’s Bush Squirrel\n				Paraxerus cooperi Cooper’s Bush Squirrel (Cooper’s Mountain Squirrel)\n				Paraxerus flavovittis Striped Bush Squirrel\n				Paraxerus lucifer Black-and-red Bush Squirrel\n				Paraxerus ochraceus Ochre Bush Squirrel\n				Paraxerus palliatus Red Bush Squirrel\n				Paraxerus poensis Green Bush Squirrel\n				Paraxerus vexillarius Swynnerton’s Bush Squirrel\n				Paraxerus vincenti Vincent’s Bush Squirrel (Selinda Mountain Squirrel)\n			GENUS Protoxerus Forest Giant Squirrel\n				Protoxerus stangeri Forest Giant Squirrel (African Giant Squirrel)\n			GENUS Sciurus Squirrels\n				Sciurus carolinensis Grey Squirrel\n			GENUS Xerus Ground Squirrels\n				Xerus erythropus Striped Ground Squirrel (African Ground Squirrel, West African Ground Squirrel, Geoffrey’s Ground Squirrel)\n				Xerus inauris Cape Ground Squirrel (South African Ground Squirrel)\n				Xerus princeps Damara Ground Squirrel (Mountain Ground Squirrel, Kaokoveld Ground Squirrel)\n				Xerus rutilus Unstriped Ground Squirrel (Pallid Ground Squirrel)\n		FAMILY GLIRIDAE Dormice\n			GENUS Eliomys Garden Dormice\n				Eliomys melanurus Large-eared Garden Dormouse\n				Eliomys munbyanus Maghreb Garden Dormouse\n			GENUS Graphiurus African Dormice\n				Graphiurus angolensis Angolan African Dormouse\n				Graphiurus christyi Christy’s African Dormouse\n				Graphiurus crassicaudatus Thick-tailed African Dormouse\n				Graphiurus johnstoni Johnston’s African Dormouse\n				Graphiurus kelleni Kellen’s African Dormouse\n				Graphiurus lorraineus Lorraine’s African Dormouse\n				Graphiurus microtis Noack’s African Dormouse\n				Graphiurus monardi Monard’s African Dormouse\n				Graphiurus murinus Forest African Dormouse\n				Graphiurus nagtglasii Nagtglas’s African Dormouse\n				Graphiurus ocularis Spectacled African Dormouse (Namtap)\n				Graphiurus platyops Flat-headed African Dormouse\n				Graphiurus rupicola Rupicolous African Dormouse\n				Graphiurus surdus Short-eared African Dormouse\n		FAMILY DIPODIDAE Jerboas\n			GENUS Allactaga Jerboas\n				Allactaga tetradactyla Four-toed Jerboa\n			GENUS Jaculus Jerboas\n				Jaculus jaculus Lesser Egyptian Jerboa\n				Jaculus orientalis Greater Egyptian Jerboa (Oriental Jerboa)\n		FAMILY SPALACIDAE Blind Mole-rats, African Root-rats, Zokors and Bamboo-rats\n			SUBFAMILY SPALACINAE Mole-rats\n			GENUS Spalax Mole-rats\n				Spalax ehrenbergi Middle East Blind Mole-rat (Ehrenberg’s Mole-rat)\n			SUBFAMILY TACHYORYCTINAE African Root-rats\n			GENUS Tachyoryctes Root-rats\n				Tachyoryctes macrocephalus Giant Root-rat (Giant Mole-rat)\n				Tachyoryctes splendens African Root-rat\n		FAMILY NESOMYIDAE Pouched Rats and Mice, Swamp Mouse, Climbing Mice, Large-eared Mouse, Fat Mice, White-tailed Rat and Rock Mice\n			SUBFAMILY CRICETOMYINAE Pouched Rats and Pouched Mice\n			GENUS Beamys Long-tailed Pouched Rat\n				Beamys hindei Long-tailed Pouched Rat\n			GENUS Cricetomys Giant Pouched Rats\n				Cricetomys emini Emin’s Giant Pouched Rat (Forest Giant Pouched Rat)\n				Cricetomys gambianus Gambian Giant Pouched Rat\n			GENUS Saccostomus Pouched Mice\n				Saccostomus campestris Cape Pouched Mouse (Southern African Pouched Mouse)\n				Saccostomus mearnsi Mearns’s Pouched Mouse (East African Pouched Mouse)\n			SUBFAMILY DELANYMYINAE Delany’s Swamp Mouse\n			GENUS Delanymys Delany’s Swamp Mouse\n				Delanymys brooksi Delany’s Swamp Mouse\n			SUBFAMILY DENDROMURINAE African Climbing Mice\n			GENUS Dendromus African Climbing Mice\n				Dendromus insignis Montane African Climbing Mouse\n				Dendromus kahuziensis Kahuzi African Climbing Mouse\n				Dendromus lovati Lovat’s African Climbing Mouse\n				Dendromus melanotis Grey African Climbing Mouse\n				Dendromus mesomelas Brants’s African Climbing Mouse\n				Dendromus messorius Banana African Climbing Mouse\n				Dendromus mystacalis Chestnut African Climbing Mouse\n				Dendromus nyasae (kivu) Kivu African Climbing Mouse\n				Dendromus nyikae Nyika African Climbing Mouse\n				Dendromus oreas Cameroon African Climbing Mouse\n				Dendromus vernayi Vernay’s African Climbing Mouse\n			GENUS Dendroprionomys Velvet Climbing Mouse\n				Dendroprionomys rousseloti Velvet Climbing Mouse (Congo Tree Mouse)\n			GENUS Malacothrix Long-eared Mouse\n				Malacothrix typica Long-eared Mouse\n			GENUS Megadendromus Bale Mouse\n				Megadendromus nikolausi Bale Mouse (Nikolaus’s African Climbing Mouse, Giant Climbing Mouse)\n			GENUS Prionomys Bates’s Climbing Mouse\n				Prionomys batesi Bates’s Climbing Mouse (Dollman’s Tree Mouse)\n			GENUS Steatomys Fat Mice\n				Steatomys bocagei Bocage’s Fat Mouse\n				Steatomys caurinus North-western Fat Mouse\n				Steatomys cuppedius Dainty Fat Mouse\n				Steatomys jacksoni Jackson’s Fat Mouse\n				Steatomys krebsii Krebs’s Fat Mouse\n				Steatomys opimus Pousargues’s Fat Mouse\n				Steatomys parvus Tiny Fat Mouse\n				Steatomys pratensis Common Fat Mouse\n			SUBFAMILY MYSTROMYINAE White-tailed Rat\n			GENUS Mystromys African White-tailed Rat\n				Mystromys albicaudatus African White-tailed Rat (Southern African Hamster)\n			SUBFAMILY PETROMYSCINAE Pygmy Rock Mice\n			GENUS Petromyscus Pygmy Rock Mice\n				Petromyscus barbouri Barbour’s Pygmy Rock Mouse (Namaqua Pygmy Rock Mouse)\n				Petromyscus collinus Pygmy Rock Mouse\n				Petromyscus monticularis Brukkaros Pygmy Rock Mouse (Short-eared Pygmy Rock Mouse)\n				Petromyscus shortridgei Shortridge’s Pygmy Rock Mouse (Kaokoveld Pygmy Rock Mouse)\n		FAMILY CRICETIDAE Hamsters, Voles and New World Mice and Rats\n			SUBFAMILY ARVICOLINAE Voles, Lemmings and Muskrats\n			GENUS Microtus Voles\n				Microtus mustersi Musters’s Vole\n			SUBFAMILY LOPHIOMYINAE Maned Rat\n			GENUS Lophiomys Maned Rat\n				Lophiomys imhausi Maned Rat (Crested Rat)\n		FAMILY MURIDAE Gerbils, Jirds, Rats and Mice\n			SUBFAMILY DEOMYINAE Spiny Mice, Link Rat and Brush-furred Rats\n			GENUS Acomys Spiny Mice\n				Acomys airensis Aïr Spiny Mouse (Western Saharan Spiny Mouse)\n				Acomys cahirinus Cairo Spiny Mouse (Northeast African Spiny Mouse)\n				Acomys cineraceus Grey Spiny Mouse (Heuglin’s Spiny Mouse)\n				Acomys ignitus Fiery Spiny Mouse\n				Acomys johannis Johan’s Spiny Mouse\n				Acomys kempi Kemp’s Spiny Mouse\n				Acomys louisae Louise’s Spiny Mouse\n				Acomys mullah Mullah Spiny Mouse\n				Acomys percivali Percival’s Spiny Mouse\n				Acomys russatus Golden Spiny Mouse\n				Acomys spinosissimus Least Spiny Mouse (Southern Spiny Mouse)\n				Acomys subspinosus Cape Spiny Mouse\n				Acomys wilsoni Wilson’s Spiny Mouse\n			GENUS Deomys Rusty Link Rat\n				Deomys ferrugineus Rusty Link Rat (Congo Forest Rat)\n			GENUS Lophuromys Brush-furred Rats\n				Lophuromys brevicaudus Short-tailed Brush-furred Rat\n				Lophuromys chrysopus Golden-footed Brush-furred Rat (Ethiopian Forest Brush-furred Rat)\n				Lophuromys cinereus Grey Brush-furred Rat\n				Lophuromys dieterleni Dieterlen’s Brush-furred Rat\n				Lophuromys eisentrauti Eisentraut’s Brush-furred Rat\n				Lophuromys flavopunctatus Yellow-spotted Brush-furred Rat (Buff-spotted Brush-furred Rat)\n				Lophuromys huttereri Hutterer’s Brush-furred Rat\n				Lophuromys luteogaster Buff-bellied Brush-furred Rat (Hatt’s Brush-furred Rat)\n				Lophuromys medicaudatus Medium-tailed Brush-furred Rat (Western Rift Brush-furred Rat)\n				Lophuromys melanonyx Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat\n				Lophuromys nudicaudus Fire-bellied Brush-furred Rat\n				Lophuromys rahmi Rahm’s Brush-furred Rat\n				Lophuromys roseveari Rosevear’s Brush-furred Rat (Mount Cameroon Brush-furred Rat)\n				Lophuromys sikapusi Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat\n				Lophuromys woosnami Woosnam’s Brush-furred Rat\n			GENUS Uranomys Rudd’s Brush-furred Mouse\n				Uranomys ruddi Rudd’s Brush-furred Mouse\n			SUBFAMILY GERBILLINAE Gerbils and Jirds\n			GENUS Ammodillus Ammodile\n				Ammodillus imbellis Ammodile (Walo)\n			GENUS Desmodilliscus Brauer’s Dwarf Gerbil\n				Desmodilliscus braueri Brauer’s Dwarf Gerbil (Pouched Gerbil)\n			GENUS Desmodillus Cape Short-tailed Gerbil\n				Desmodillus auricularis Cape Short-tailed Gerbil (Namaqua Gerbil)\n			GENUS Gerbilliscus Gerbils\n				Gerbilliscus afra Cape Gerbil\n				Gerbilliscus boehmi Boehm’s Gerbil\n				Gerbilliscus brantsii Highveld Gerbil\n				Gerbilliscus gambianus Gambian Gerbil\n				Gerbilliscus guineae Guinea Gerbil\n				Gerbilliscus inclusus Gorongoza Gerbil\n				Gerbilliscus kempi Kemp’s Gerbil (Northern Savanna Gerbil)\n				Gerbilliscus leucogaster Bushveld Gerbil\n				Gerbilliscus nigricaudus Black-tailed Gerbil\n				Gerbilliscus phillipsi Phillips’s Gerbil\n				Gerbilliscus robustus Fringe-tailed Gerbil\n				Gerbilliscus validus Savanna Gerbil (Southern Savanna Gerbil)\n			GENUS Gerbillurus Hairy-footed Gerbils\n				Gerbillurus paeba Pygmy Hairy-footed Gerbil (Paeba Hairy-footed Gerbil)\n				Gerbillurus setzeri Setzer’s Hairy-footed Gerbil\n				Gerbillurus tytonis Dune Hairy-footed Gerbil\n				Gerbillurus vallinus Brush-tailed Hairy-footed Gerbil\n			GENUS Gerbillus Gerbils\n				Gerbillus acticola Berbera Gerbil\n				Gerbillus amoenus Charming Gerbil (Pleasant Gerbil)\n				Gerbillus andersoni Anderson’s Gerbil\n				Gerbillus bottai Botta’s Gerbil\n				Gerbillus brockmani Brockman’s Gerbil\n				Gerbillus campestris North African Gerbil\n				Gerbillus cosensi Cosens’s Gerbil\n				Gerbillus dasyurus Wagner’s Gerbil\n				Gerbillus dunni Dunn’s Gerbil\n				Gerbillus floweri Flower’s Gerbil\n				Gerbillus gerbillus Lesser Egyptian Gerbil (Small Egyptian Gerbil)\n				Gerbillus harwoodi Harwood’s Gerbil\n				Gerbillus henleyi Henley’s Gerbil\n				Gerbillus hesperinus Moroccan Gerbil\n				Gerbillus hoogstraali Hoogstraal’s Gerbil\n				Gerbillus juliani Julian’s Gerbil\n				Gerbillus latastei Lataste’s Gerbil\n				Gerbillus lowei Lowe’s Gerbil\n				Gerbillus mackilligini Mackilligin’s Gerbil\n				Gerbillus maghrebi Maghreb Gerbil\n				Gerbillus nancillus Sudan Gerbil\n				Gerbillus nanus Dwarf Gerbil (Baluchistan Gerbil)\n				Gerbillus nigeriae Nigerian Gerbil\n				Gerbillus occiduus Occidental Gerbil\n				Gerbillus percivali Percival’s Gerbil\n				Gerbillus perpallidus Pale Gerbil\n				Gerbillus pulvinatus Cushioned Gerbil (Rhoad’s Gerbil)\n				Gerbillus pusillus Least Gerbil\n				Gerbillus pyramidum Greater Egyptian Gerbil\n				Gerbillus rosalinda Rosalind’s Gerbil (Rosalinda Gerbil)\n				Gerbillus rupicola Rock Gerbil\n				Gerbillus simoni Simon’s Gerbil\n				Gerbillus somalicus Somalian Gerbil\n				Gerbillus stigmonyx Khartoum Gerbil\n				Gerbillus tarabuli Tarabul’s Gerbil (Libyan Gerbil)\n				Gerbillus watersi Waters’s Gerbil\n			GENUS Meriones Jirds\n				Meriones crassus Sundevall’s Jird (Silky Jird)\n				Meriones libycus Libyan Jird\n				Meriones shawi Shaw’s Jird\n			GENUS Microdillus Peel’s Pygmy Gerbil\n				Microdillus peeli Peel’s Pygmy Gerbil (Somali Pygmy Gerbil)\n			GENUS Pachyuromys Fat-tailed Jird\n				Pachyuromys duprasi Fat-tailed Jird\n			GENUS Psammomys Sand Rats\n				Psammomys obesus Fat Sand Rat\n				Psammomys vexillaris Pale Sand Rat (Lesser Sand Rat)\n			GENUS Sekeetamys Bushy-tailed Jird\n				Sekeetamys calurus Bushy-tailed Jird\n			GENUS Taterillus Taterils (Gerbils)\n				Taterillus arenarius Sand Tateril (Robbins’s Tateril)\n				Taterillus congicus Congo Tateril\n				Taterillus emini Emin’s Tateril\n				Taterillus gracilis Slender Tateril (Gracile Tateril)\n				Taterillus lacustris Lake Chad Tateril\n				Taterillus petteri Petter’s Tateril\n				Taterillus pygargus Senegal Tateril (Cuvier’s Tateril)\n				Taterillus tranieri Tranier’s Tateril\n			SUBFAMILY LEIMACOMYINAE Büttner’s Forest Mouse\n			GENUS Leimacomys Büttner’s Forest Mouse\n				Leimacomys buettneri Büttner’s Forest Mouse (Büttner’s Togo Mouse)\n			SUBFAMILY MURINAE Rats and Mice\n			GENUS Aethomys Veld Rats\n				Aethomys bocagei Bocage’s Veld Rat (Bocage’s Aethomys)\n				Aethomys chrysophilus Red Veld Rat (Red Aethomys)\n				Aethomys granti Grant’s Veld Rat (Grant’s Aethomys)\n				Aethomys hindei Hinde’s Veld Rat (Hinde’s Aethomys)\n				Aethomys ineptus Tete Veld Rat (Tete Aethomys)\n				Aethomys kaiseri Kaiser’s Veld Rat (Kaiser’s Aethomys)\n				Aethomys namaquensis Namaqua Veld Rat (Namaqua Aethomys)\n				Aethomys nyikae Nyika Veld Rat (Nyika Aethomys)\n				Aethomys silindensis Selinda Veld Rat (Selinda Aethomys)\n				Aethomys stannarius West African Veld Rat (West African Aethomys)\n				Aethomys thomasi Thomas’s Veld Rat (Thomas’s Aethomys)\n			GENUS Apodemus Field Mice\n				Apodemus sylvaticus Long-tailed Field Mouse (Wood Mouse)\n			GENUS Arvicanthis Grass Rats\n				Arvicanthis abyssinicus Ethiopian Grass Rat (Abyssinian Grass Rat)\n				Arvicanthis ansorgei Ansorge’s Grass Rat (Sudanian Arvicanthis)\n				Arvicanthis blicki Blick’s Grass Rat\n				Arvicanthis nairobae Nairobi Grass Rat\n				Arvicanthis neumanni Neumann’s Grass Rat (Somali Grass Rat)\n				Arvicanthis niloticus Nile Grass Rat (Unstriped Grass Rat)\n				Arvicanthis rufinus Rufous Grass Rat (Guinean Grass Rat)\n			GENUS Colomys African Water Rat\n				Colomys goslingi African Water Rat (Velvet Mouse, African Wading Rat)\n			GENUS Dasymys Shaggy Rats\n				Dasymys foxi Fox’s Shaggy Rat\n				Dasymys incomtus Common Shaggy Rat\n				Dasymys montanus Montane Shaggy Rat\n				Dasymys nudipes Angolan Shaggy Rat\n				Dasymys rufulus Rufous Shaggy Rat\n			GENUS Dephomys Defua Rat\n				Dephomys defua Defua Rat\n			GENUS Desmomys Scrub Rats\n				Desmomys harringtoni Harrington’s Scrub Rat (Harrington’s Desmomys)\n				Desmomys yaldeni Yalden’s Scrub Rat (Yalden’s Desmomys)\n			GENUS Grammomys Thicket Rats\n				Grammomys aridulus Jebel Marra Thicket Rat (Arid Woodland Grammomys)\n				Grammomys buntingi Bunting’s Thicket Rat (Bunting’s Grammomys)\n				Grammomys caniceps Grey-headed Thicket Rat (Grey-headed Grammomys)\n				Grammomys cometes Mozambique Thicket Rat (Mozambique Grammomys)\n				Grammomys dolichurus Woodland Thicket Rat (Common Grammomys)\n				Grammomys dryas Albertine Rift Thicket Rat (Albertine Rift Grammomys)\n				Grammomys gigas Giant Thicket Rat (Mount Kenya Grammomys)\n				Grammomys ibeanus East African Thicket Rat (East African Grammomys)\n				Grammomys kuru Shining Thicket Rat (Eastern Rainforest Grammomys)\n				Grammomys macmillani Macmillan’s Thicket Rat (Macmillan’s Grammomys)\n				Grammomys minnae Ethiopian Thicket Rat (Ethiopian Grammomys)\n			GENUS Heimyscus African Smoky Mouse\n				Heimyscus fumosus African Smoky Mouse\n			GENUS Hybomys Forest Mice\n				Hybomys badius Cameroon Forest Mouse (Cameroon Highland Hybomys)\n				Hybomys basilii Basilio’s Forest Mouse (Bioko Hybomys)\n				Hybomys lunaris Rwenzori Forest Mouse (Rwenzori Hybomys)\n				Hybomys planifrons Liberian Forest Mouse (Liberian Forest Hybomys)\n				Hybomys trivirgatus Three-striped Forest Mouse (West African Hybomys)\n				Hybomys univittatus One-striped Forest Mouse (Peters’s Hybomys)\n			GENUS Hylomyscus Wood Mice\n				Hylomyscus aeta Beaded Wood Mouse (Beaded Hylomyscus)\n				Hylomyscus alleni Allen’s Wood Mouse (Allen’s Hylomyscus)\n				Hylomyscus baeri Baer’s Wood Mouse (Baer’s Hylomyscus)\n				Hylomyscus carillus Angolan Wood Mouse (Angolan Hylomyscus)\n				Hylomyscus denniae Montane Wood Mouse (Montane Hylomyscus)\n				Hylomyscus grandis Large Wood Mouse (Mount Oku Hylomyscus)\n				Hylomyscus parvus Lesser Wood Mouse (Lesser Hylomyscus)\n				Hylomyscus stella Stella Wood Mouse (Stella Hylomyscus)\n			GENUS Lamottemys Mount Oku Rat\n				Lamottemys okuensis Mount Oku Rat (Mount Oku Lamottemys)\n			GENUS Lemniscomys Grass Mice\n				Lemniscomys barbarus Barbary Grass Mouse (Barbary Lemniscomys)\n				Lemniscomys bellieri Bellier’s Grass Mouse (Bellier’s Lemniscomys)\n				Lemniscomys griselda Griselda’s Grass Mouse (Griselda’s Lemniscomys)\n				Lemniscomys hoogstraali Hoogstraal’s Grass Mouse (Hoogstraal’s Lemniscomys)\n				Lemniscomys linulus Senegal Grass Mouse (Senegal Lemniscomys)\n				Lemniscomys macculus Buffoon Grass Mouse (Buffoon Lemniscomys)\n				Lemniscomys mittendorfi Mittendorf’s Grass Mouse (Mittendorf’s Lemniscomys)\n				Lemniscomys rosalia Single-striped Grass Mouse (Single-striped Lemniscomys)\n				Lemniscomys roseveari Rosevear’s Grass Mouse (Rosevear’s Lemniscomys)\n				Lemniscomys striatus Striated Grass Mouse (Striated Lemniscomys)\n				Lemniscomys zebra Zebra Grass Mouse (Heuglin’s Lemniscomys)\n			GENUS Malacomys Swamp Rats\n				Malacomys cansdalei Cansdale’s Swamp Rat (Cansdale’s Malacomys)\n				Malacomys edwardsi Edwards’s Swamp Rat (Edwards’s Malacomys)\n				Malacomys longipes Long-footed Swamp Rat (Common Malacomys)\n			GENUS Mastomys Multimammate Mice\n				Mastomys awashensis Awash Multimammate Mouse (Awash Mastomys)\n				Mastomys coucha Southern African Multimammate Mouse (Southern African Mastomys)\n				Mastomys erythroleucus Guinea Multimammate Mouse (Reddish-white Mastomys)\n				Mastomys huberti Hubert’s Multimammate Mouse (Hubert’s Mastomys)\n				Mastomys kollmannspergeri Kollmannsperger’s Multimammate Mouse (Kollmannsperger’s Mastomys)\n				Mastomys natalensis Natal Multimammate Mouse (Natal Mastomys)\n				Mastomys pernanus Dwarf Multimammate Mouse (Dwarf Mastomys)\n				Mastomys shortridgei Shortridge’s Multimammate Mouse (Shortridge’s Mastomys)\n			GENUS Muriculus Ethiopian Striped Mouse\n				Muriculus imberbis Ethiopian Striped Mouse\n			GENUS Mus Old World Mice and Pygmy Mice\n				Mus baoulei Baoule Pygmy Mouse\n				Mus bufo Toad Pygmy Mouse (Rwenzori Mouse)\n				Mus callewaerti Callewaert’s Pygmy Mouse\n				Mus goundae Gounda River Pygmy Mouse\n				Mus haussa Hausa Pygmy Mouse\n				Mus indutus Desert Pygmy Mouse\n				Mus mahomet Mahomet Pygmy Mouse\n				Mus mattheyi Matthey’s Pygmy Mouse\n				Mus minutoides Tiny Pygmy Mouse\n				Mus musculoides West African Pygmy Mouse\n				Mus musculus House Mouse\n				Mus neavei Neave’s Pygmy Mouse\n				Mus orangiae Orange Pygmy Mouse\n				Mus oubanguii Oubangui Pygmy Mouse\n				Mus setulosus Peters’s Pygmy Mouse\n				Mus setzeri Setzer’s Pygmy Mouse\n				Mus sorella Sorella Pygmy Mouse (Thomas’s Pygmy Mouse)\n				Mus spretus Algerian Mouse (Western Mediterranean Mouse)\n				Mus tenellus Delicate Pygmy Mouse\n				Mus triton Grey-bellied Pygmy Mouse\n			GENUS Mylomys Mill Rats (Three-toed Grass Rats)\n				Mylomys dybowskii Dybowski’s Mill Rat (Dybowski’s Three-toed Grass Rat, Common Mylomys)\n				Mylomys rex King Mill Rat (Ethiopian Three-toed Grass Rat, Ethiopian Mylomys)\n			GENUS Myomyscus Meadow Mice\n				Myomyscus angolensis Angolan Meadow Mouse (Angolan Myomyscus)\n				Myomyscus brockmani Brockman’s Meadow Mouse (Smoky Meadow Mouse, Brockman’s Myomyscus)\n				Myomyscus verreauxii Verreaux’s Meadow Mouse (White-footed Mouse)\n			GENUS Nesokia Bandicoot Rats\n				Nesokia indica Short-tailed Bandicoot Rat (Egyptian Pest Rat)\n			GENUS Nilopegamys Ethiopian Water Rat\n				Nilopegamys plumbeus Ethiopian Water Rat\n			GENUS Oenomys Rufous-nosed Rats\n				Oenomys hypoxanthus Common Rufous-nosed Rat (Common Oenomys)\n				Oenomys ornatus West African Rufous-nosed Rat (West African Oenomys)\n			GENUS Pelomys Creek Rats\n				Pelomys campanae Angolan Creek Rat (Angolan Pelomys)\n				Pelomys fallax East African Creek Rat (East African Pelomys)\n				Pelomys hopkinsi Hopkins’s Creek Rat (Hopkins’s Pelomys)\n				Pelomys isseli Ssese Islands Creek Rat (Lake Victoria Pelomys)\n				Pelomys minor Least Creek Rat (Least Pelomys)\n			GENUS Praomys Soft-furred Mice\n				Praomys daltoni Dalton’s Soft-furred Mouse (Dalton’s Praomys)\n				Praomys degraaffi De Graaff’s Soft-furred Mouse (De Graaff’s Praomys)\n				Praomys delectorum Delicate Soft-furred Mouse (East African Praomys)\n				Praomys derooi De Roo’s Soft-furred Mouse (De Roo’s Praomys)\n				Praomys hartwigi Hartwig’s Soft-furred Mouse (Hartwig’s Praomys)\n				Praomys jacksoni Jackson’s Soft-furred Mouse (Jackson’s Praomys)\n				Praomys lukolelae Lukolela Soft-furred Mouse (Lukolela Praomys)\n				Praomys minor Least Soft-furred Mouse (Least Praomys)\n				Praomys misonnei Misonne’s Soft-furred Mouse (Misonne’s Praomys)\n				Praomys morio Cameroon Soft-furred Mouse (Cameroon Praomys)\n				Praomys mutoni Riverine Soft-furred Mouse (Masako Soft-furred Mouse, Riverine Praomys)\n				Praomys obscurus Obscure Soft-furred Mouse (Gotel Mountain Praomys)\n				Praomys petteri Petter’s Soft-furred Mouse (Petter’s Praomys)\n				Praomys rostratus West African Soft-furred Mouse (West African Praomys)\n				Praomys tullbergi Tullberg’s Soft-furred Mouse (Tullberg’s Praomys)\n				Praomys verschureni Verschuren’s Soft-furred Mouse (Verschuren’s Praomys)\n			GENUS Rattus Rats\n				Rattus norvegicus Brown Rat (Norway Rat)\n				Rattus rattus Black Rat\n			GENUS Rhabdomys Four-striped Grass Mouse\n				Rhabdomys pumilio Four-striped Grass Mouse\n			GENUS Stenocephalemys Ethiopian Rats\n				Stenocephalemys albipes White-footed Ethiopian Rat (White-footed Stenocephalemys)\n				Stenocephalemys albocaudata White-tailed Ethiopian Rat (White-tailed Stenocephalemys)\n				Stenocephalemys griseicauda Grey-tailed Ethiopian Rat (Grey-tailed Stenocephalemys)\n				Stenocephalemys ruppi Rupp’s Ethiopian Rat (Gughe Highlands Rat, Rupp’s Stenocephalemys)\n			GENUS Stochomys Target Rat\n				Stochomys longicaudatus Target Rat\n			GENUS Thallomys Acacia Rats (Tree Rats)\n				Thallomys loringi Loring’s Acacia Rat (Loring’s Thallomys)\n				Thallomys nigricauda Black-tailed Acacia Rat (Black-tailed Thallomys)\n				Thallomys paedulcus Sundevall’s Acacia Rat (Acacia Thallomys)\n				Thallomys shortridgei Shortridge’s Acacia Rat (Shortridge’s Thallomys)\n			GENUS Thamnomys Thicket Rats\n				Thamnomys kempi Kemp’s Thicket Rat (Kemp’s Thamnomys)\n				Thamnomys schoutedeni Schouteden’s Thicket Rat (Schouteden’s Thallomys)\n				Thamnomys venustus Charming Thicket Rat (Thomas’s Thamnomys)\n			GENUS Zelotomys Broad-headed Mice\n				Zelotomys hildegardeae Hildegarde’s Broad-headed Mouse (Hildegarde’s Zelotomys)\n				Zelotomys woosnami Woosnam’s Broad-headed Mouse (Woosnam’s Zelotomys)\n			SUBFAMILY OTOMYINAE Vlei Rats and Whistling Rats\n			GENUS Otomys Vlei Rats\n				Otomys anchietae Anchieta’s Vlei Rat (Angolan Vlei Rat)\n				Otomys angoniensis Angoni Vlei Rat\n				Otomys barbouri Barbour’s Vlei Rat\n				Otomys burtoni Burton’s Vlei Rat\n				Otomys cuanzensis Cuanza Vlei Rat\n				Otomys denti Dent’s Vlei Rat\n				Otomys irroratus Southern African Vlei Rat\n				Otomys lacustris Lake Vlei Rat\n				Otomys laminatus Laminate Vlei Rat (KwaZulu Vlei Rat)\n				Otomys occidentalis Western Vlei Rat\n				Otomys saundersiae Saunders’s Vlei Rat\n				Otomys sloggetti Sloggett’s Vlei Rat\n				Otomys tropicalis Tropical Vlei Rat (East African Vlei Rat)\n				Otomys typus Ethiopian Vlei Rat\n				Otomys unisulcatus Karoo Vlei Rat (Bush Karoo Rat)\n			GENUS Parotomys Whistling Rats\n				Parotomys brantsii Brants’s Whistling Rat\n				Parotomys littledalei Littledale’s Whistling Rat\n		FAMILY ANOMALURIDAE Anomalures\n			GENUS Anomalurus Anomalures (Scaly-tailed Squirrels)\n				Anomalurus beecrofti Beecroft’s Anomalure (Beecroft’s Scaly-tailed Squirrel)\n				Anomalurus derbianus Lord Derby’s Anomalure (Lord Derby’s Scaly-tailed Squirrel)\n				Anomalurus pelii Pel’s Anomalure (Pel’s Scaly-tailed Squirrel)\n				Anomalurus pusillus Lesser Anomalure (Dwarf Scaly-tailed Squirrel)\n			GENUS Idiurus Pygmy Anomalures\n				Idiurus macrotis Long-eared Pygmy Anomalure (Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel)\n				Idiurus zenkeri Zenker’s PygmyAnomalure (Pygmy Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel)\n			GENUS Zenkerella Cameroon Anomalure\n				Zenkerella insignis Cameroon Anomalure (Cameroon Scaly-tail)\n		FAMILY PEDETIDAE Springhares\n			GENUS Pedetes Springhares\n				Pedetes capensis Southern African Springhare\n				Pedetes surdaster East African Springhare\n		FAMILY CTENODACTYLIDAE Gundis and Pectinator\n			GENUS Ctenodactylus Gundis\n				Ctenodactylus gundi Atlas Gundi (Common Gundi)\n				Ctenodactylus vali Thomas’s Gundi\n			GENUS Felovia Felou Gundi\n				Felovia vae Felou Gundi\n			GENUS Massoutiera Mzab Gundi\n				Massoutiera mzabi Mzab Gundi\n			GENUS Pectinator Speke’s Pectinator\n				Pectinator spekei Speke’s Pectinator\n		FAMILY BATHYERGIDAE Mole-rats\n			GENUS Bathyergus Dune Mole-rats\n				Bathyergus janetta Namaqua Dune Mole-rat\n				Bathyergus suillus Cape Dune Mole-rat\n			GENUS Cryptomys Mole-rats\n				Cryptomys anselli Ansell’s Mole-rat\n				Cryptomys bocagei Bocage’s Mole-rat\n				Cryptomys damarensis Damaraland Mole-rat\n				Cryptomys darlingi Darling’s Mole-rat (Mashona Mole-rat)\n				Cryptomys foxi Fox’s Mole-rat\n				Cryptomys hottentotus Common Mole-rat (Hottentot Mole-rat)\n				Cryptomys kafuensis Kafue Mole-rat\n				Cryptomys mechowi Giant Mole-rat\n				Cryptomys ochraceocinereus Ochre Mole-rat\n				Cryptomys zechi Togo Mole-rat\n			GENUS Georychus Cape Mole-rat\n				Georychus capensis Cape Mole-rat (Blesmol)\n			GENUS Heliophobius Silvery Mole-rat\n				Heliophobius argenteocinereus Silvery Mole-rat\n			GENUS Heterocephalus Naked Mole-rat\n				Heterocephalus glaber Naked Mole-rat\n		FAMILY HYSTRICIDAE Porcupines\n			GENUS Atherurus Brush-tailed Porcupines\n				Atherurus africanus African Brush-tailed Porcupine\n			GENUS Hystrix Crested Porcupines\n				Hystrix africaeaustralis Cape Crested Porcupine (Cape Porcupine)\n				Hystrix cristata North African Crested Porcupine (Crested Porcupine)\n		FAMILY PETROMURIDAE Noki (Dassie Rat)\n			GENUS Petromus Noki (Dassie Rat)\n				Petromus typicus Noki (Dassie Rat)\n		FAMILY THRYONOMYIDAE Cane Rats\n			GENUS Thryonomys Cane Rats\n				Thryonomys gregorianus Lesser Cane Rat (Lesser Grass Cutter)\n				Thryonomys swinderianus Greater Cane Rat (Cutting-grass, Grass Cutter)\n		FAMILY MYOCASTORIDAE Coypu\n			GENUS Myocastor Coypu\n				Myocastor coypus Coypu (Nutria)\n	ORDER LAGOMORPHA Hares, Rock-hares, Rabbits and Pikas\n		FAMILY LEPORIDAE Hares, Rock-hares and Rabbits\n			GENUS Bunolagus Riverine Rabbit\n				Bunolagus monticularis Riverine Rabbit\n			GENUS Lepus Hares\n				Lepus capensis Cape Hare\n				Lepus fagani Ethiopian Hare\n				Lepus habessinicus Abyssinian Hare\n				Lepus saxatilis Scrub Hare\n				Lepus starcki Ethiopian Highland Hare (Starck’s Hare)\n				Lepus victoriae African Savanna Hare\n			GENUS Oryctolagus European Rabbit\n				Oryctolagus cuniculus European Rabbit\n			GENUS Poelagus Bunyoro Rabbit\n				Poelagus marjorita Bunyoro Rabbit (Uganda Grass Hare)\n			GENUS Pronolagus Rock-hares\n				Pronolagus crassicaudatus Natal Red Rock-hare\n				Pronolagus randensis Jameson’s Red Rock-hare\n				Pronolagus rupestris Smith’s Red Rock-hare\n				Pronolagus saundersiae Hewitt’s Red Rock-hare\n	Appendix: New Taxa 2005–2010\n	Glossary\n	Bibliography\n	Authors of Volume III\n	Indexes\n		French names\n		German names\n		English names\n		Scientific names