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Steatomys (fat mouse)

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Steatomys was named by Peters (1846). It is extant.

It was assigned to Muridae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
S. jacksoni, S. pratensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. krebsii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Steatomys Peters
1997Steatomys McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
genusSteatomysPeters 1846

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Steatomys Peters 1846 [fat mouse]
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Steatomys jacksoni Hayman 1935 [Jackson's fat mouse]
Steatomys pratensis Peters 1846 [fat mouse]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available