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 Steatomys Peters, 1846 - fat mice
             1 Steatomys caurinus Thomas, 1912
             2 Steatomys cuppedius Thomas & Hinton, 1920
             3 Steatomys jacksoni Hayman, 1935[1936]
             4 Steatomys krebsii Peters, 1852 - Krebs' fat mouse
             5 Steatomys parvus Rhoads, 1896 - tiny fat mouse
             6 Steatomys pratensis Peters, 1846 - common fat mouse