| Saidomys Temporal range:  | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Mammalia | 
| Order: | Rodentia | 
| Family: | Muridae | 
| Genus: | † Saidomys James & Slaughter, 1974 | 
| Type species | |
| Saidomys natrunensis James & Slaughter, 1974 | |
| Other species | |
| Saidomys afarensisSabatier, 1982 | |
Saidomys is an extinct genus of murid rodent that lived in Africa during the Pliocene epoch.
Saidomys afarensis hails from the mid-Pliocene of Ethiopia, [1] whereas Saidomys natrunensis is known from the mid-Pliocene of Egypt. [2]
The dental microwear of S. afarensis bears the most similarities to that of extant rodents that consume grass, suggesting that S. afarensis too was primarily an eater of grass. [3]