Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
Family Muridae Batsch, 1788 - rats, mice, hamsters, voles, lemmings, and gerbils
Subfamily Rhizomyinae Winge, 1887 - East African mole-rats
Genus Rhizomys Gray, 1831 - bamboo rats
Rhizomys pruinosus Blyth, 1851 - hoary bamboo rat