Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
Suborder Sciurognathi (Tullberg, 1899)
see Suborder Sciuromorpha Brandt, 1855
Family Muridae Batsch, 1788 - rats, mice, hamsters, voles, lemmings, and gerbils
Subfamily Dendromurinae Allen, 1939 - African climbing mice
Genus Malacothrix Wagner, 1843 - gerbil mouse
1 Malacothrix typica A. Smith, 1834 - large-eared mouse