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 Otomyinae Thomas, 1897 - African swamp rats
see Subfamily Murinae Batsch, 1788
Genus Otomys Cuvier, 1824 - African swamp rats
Subgenus Anchotomys Thomas, 1918
see Genus Otomys Cuvier, 1824