| Saccostomus Temporal range: Early Pliocene - recent | |
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| Saccostomus campestris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Nesomyidae |
| Subfamily: | Cricetomyinae |
| Genus: | Saccostomus Peters, 1846 |
| Species | |
Saccostomus is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It contains the following species:
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