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title: "Southern African Pouched Mouse"
description: "Saccostomus campestris — Ssaki. The South African pouched mouse or southern African pouched mouse (Saccostomus campestris) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae, which is viewed as actually representing a complex of at least three undescribed species."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/southern-african-pouched-mouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Southern African Pouched Mouse

> Saccostomus campestris — Ssaki. The South African pouched mouse or southern African pouched mouse (Saccostomus campestris) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae, which is viewed as actually representing a complex of at least three undescribed species.

- Scientific name: *Saccostomus campestris*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `savanna` (Sawanna), `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 79
- Wikidata: [Q1769250](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1769250)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44509](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44509)

## Names

- en: Southern African Pouched Mouse
- de: Kap-Hamsterratte
- fr: Rat à abajoues du Cap

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (31), MZ (12), BW (7), NA (3)

## Summary

The South African pouched mouse or southern African pouched mouse (Saccostomus campestris) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae, which is viewed as actually representing a complex of at least three undescribed species. It is found in southern Africa in Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa,  Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This species occurs in savanna woodland, as well as various other habitats, at elevations from 50 to 2000 m. It is present in arid regions of Namibia. The rodent is abundant and is tolerant of human disturbance of its habitat. Its behaviour has…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_pouched_mouse

## Photo

![Southern African Pouched Mouse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-african-pouched-mouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25721792

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-african-pouched-mouse?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).