We explore diversity of A frican pouched mice, genus S accostomus ( R odentia, N esomyidae), by sampling molecular and morphological variation across their continental‐scale distribution in southern and eastern A frican savannahs and woodlands. Both mitochondrial (cytochrome b) and nuclear DNA ( IRBP , RAG 1) as well as skull morphology confirm the distinction between two recognized species, S . campestris and S . mearnsi , wi...