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 Murinae Batsch, 1788 - Old World mice and rats
           Genus Mesembriomys Palmer, 1906 - tree rats
             1 Mesembriomys gouldii (Gray, 1843) - black-footed tree rat
             2 Mesembriomys macrurus (Peters, 1876) - golden-backed tree rat