| Kreb's Fat Mouse | |
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| Information | |
| Range | Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia. |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Nesomyidae |
| Genus | Steatomys |
| Species | Steatomys krebsii |
| Conservation Status | |
 Least Concern | |
The Kreb's fat mouse (Steatomys krebsii), is a species of nesomyid in the Nesomyidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Its name honours Georg Ludwig Engelhard Krebs (1792–1844), a German natural history collector in South Africa.