Steatomys caurinus Thomas 1912 Steatomys caurinus Thomas 1912, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 9: 271. Type Locality: Nigeria, Panyam, 4000 ft (1219 m). Vernacular Names: Northwestern African Fat Mouse. Synonyms: Steatomys roseveari Swanepoel and Schlitter 1978. Distribution: West Africa, Senegal (Duplantier and Granjon, 1992), through S Mali (Meinig, 2000) and Ghana (Grubb et al., 1998), to C Nigeria; range limits unknown. Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Listed as a subspecies of S. pratensis by Coetzee (1977 a), but documented as species by Rosevear (1969) and Swanepoel and Schlitter (1978). The relationship between S. caurinus and S. pratensis from southern and East Africa warrants inquiry.

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae, pp. 930-955 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 943, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535