THE NATURAL-HISTORY CATALOGUE
A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Nesomyidae · Clear filter
48 records · page 1 of 1
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Long-tailed Pouched RatBeamys major Dollman, 1914 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-tailed AntsangyBrachytarsomys albicauda Günther, 1875 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hairy-tailed AntsangyBrachytarsomys villosa F. Petter, 1962 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Greater Short-tailed RatBrachyuromys ramirohitra Forsyth Major, 1896 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Southern Giant Pouched RatCricetomys ansorgei Thomas, 1904 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Delany's Swamp MouseDelanymys brooksi Hayman, 1962 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Montane African Climbing MouseDendromus insignis (Thomas, 1903) | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mt Kahuzi African Climbing MouseDendromus kahuziensis Dieterlen, 1969 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Monard's African Climbing MouseDendromus leucostomus Monard, 1933 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lovat's African Climbing MouseDendromus lovati (de Winton, 1900) | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray African Climbing MouseDendromus melanotis (A. Smith, 1834) | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brant's Climbing MouseDendromus mesomelas (Brants, 1827) | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Banana African Climbing MouseDendromus messorius (Thomas, 1903) | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut African Climbing MouseDendromus mystacalis (Heuglin, 1863) | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kivu African Climbing MouseDendromus nyasae Thomas, 1916 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cameroon African Climbing MouseDendromus oreas Osgood, 1936 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vernay's African Climbing MouseDendromus vernayi Hill & Carter, 1937 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Velvet African Climbing MouseDendroprionomys rousseloti F. Petter, 1966 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tsingy Tufted-tailed RatEliurus antsingy Carleton, Goodman & Rakotondravony, 2001 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ellerman's Tufted-tailed RatEliurus ellermani Carleton, 1994 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grandidier's Tufted-tailed RatEliurus grandidieri Carleton & Goodman, 1998 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser Tufted-tailed RatEliurus minor Forsyth Major, 1896 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Petter's Tufted-tailed RatEliurus petteri Carleton, 1994 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tanala Tufted-tailed RatEliurus tanala Forsyth Major, 1896 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Webb's Tufted-tailed RatEliurus webbi Ellerman, 1949 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| VoalavoanalaGymnuromys roberti Forsyth Major, 1896 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Malagasy giant ratHypogeomys antimena A. Grandidier, 1869 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bastard big-footed mouseMacrotarsomys bastardi Milne-Edwards & G. Grandidier, 1898 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Greater Big-footed MouseMacrotarsomys ingens F. Petter, 1959 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gerbil MouseMalacothrix typica (A. Smith, 1834) | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nikolaus's African Climbing MouseMegadendromus nikolausi Dieterlen & Rupp, 1978 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Koopman's Montane VoalavoMonticolomys koopmani Carleton & Goodman, 1996 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| African White-tailed RatMystromys albicaudatus (A. Smith, 1834) | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-bellied NesomysNesomys audeberti (Jentink, 1879) | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western NesomysNesomys lambertoni G. Grandidier, 1928 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barbour's Pygmy Rock MousePetromyscus barbouri Shortridge & Carter, 1938 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Shortridge's Pygmy Rock MousePetromyscus shortridgei Thomas, 1926 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dollman's African Tree MousePrionomys batesi Dollman, 1910 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pouched MouseSaccostomus campestris Peters, 1846 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bocage's African Fat MouseSteatomys bocagei Thomas, 1892 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northwestern African Fat MouseSteatomys caurinus Thomas, 1912 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dainty African Fat MouseSteatomys cuppedius Thomas & Hinton, 1920 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Jackson's African Fat MouseSteatomys jacksoni Hayman, 1936 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kreb's African Fat MouseSteatomys krebsii Peters, 1852 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pousargues's African Fat MouseSteatomys opimus Pousargues, 1894 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tiny African Fat MouseSteatomys parvus Rhoads, 1896 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common African Fat MouseSteatomys pratensis Peters, 1846 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Naked-tailed VoalavoVoalavo gymnocaudus Carleton & Goodman, 1998 | NesomyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.