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 Praomys Thomas, 1915 - African soft-furred rats
             1 Praomys delectorum (Thomas, 1910)
             2 Praomys hartwigi Eisentraut, 1968
             3 Praomys jacksoni (de Winton, 1897)
             4 Praomys minor Hatt, 1934
             5 Praomys misonnei Van der Straeten & Dieterlen, 1987
             6 Praomys morio (Trouessart, 1881)
             7 Praomys mutoni (Van der Straeten & Dudu, 1990)
             8 Praomys rostratus (Miller, 1900)
             9 Praomys tullbergi (Thomas, 1894)