Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
               Subclass Eutheria Gill, 1872 see Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
                 Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
                   Suborder Myomorpha Brandt, 1855 see Infraorder Myomorphi
                     Superfamily Muroidea Batsch, 1788
                       Family Muridae Batsch, 1788 - rats, mice, hamsters, voles, lemmings, and gerbils
                         Subfamily Cricetomyinae Roberts, 1951 - African pouched rats
                           1 Genus Saccostomus Peters, 1846 - short-tailed pouched rats
                           2 Genus Beamys Thomas, 1909 - long-tailed pouched rats
                           3 Genus Cricetomys Waterhouse, 1840 - giant pouched rats