Larson Collected Fat Mouse Genus species - Steatomys pretonyx Sub fam. - Dendromurinae Fam. - Muridae Superfamily - Muroidea Sub Order - MYOMORPHA Order - RODENTIA Example specimen, 1573 OT Tom Larson, Apr. 13, 1948, Gladysvale Farm, 17 mi. NNE. Krugersdorp, Trans. 111-45-16 Description Head - Buffish brown, cheeks and throat white, ears dark brown, buff hairs on inner ear margin at base. Body - Buffish brown above, white below: slaty grey hair bases. Tail - short, 1/2 half total length of body. brown above, lighter brown below, short hairs on tail. Hind feet - 5 toes with short claws, 5th toe very short, foot light buff above, toes light below. Forefeet - 4 toes, all with claws, feet and legs white above and below.