Se conocen las siguientes familias y géneros:

• Bathyergidae Waterhouse, 1841
  • Bathyergus Illiger, 1811
  • Cryptomys Gray, 1864
  • Fukomys^[1]​ Kock et al., 2006
  • Georychus Illiger, 1811
  • Heliophobius Peters, 1846
  • Heterocephalus Rüppell, 1842
• †Bathyergoididae Lavocat, 1973
  • †Bathyergoides Stromer, 1923
• †Diamantomyidae Schaub, 1958
  • †Diamantomys Stromer, 1922
  • †Pomonomys Stromer, 1922
  • †Metaphiomys^[2]​ Osborn, 1908
• †Gaudeamuridae^[3]​ Sallam et al., 2011
  • †Gaudeamus Wood, 1968
• †Kenyamyidae Lavocat, 1973
  • †Kenyamys Lavocat, 1973
  • †Simonimys Lavocat, 1973
• †Myophiomyidae Lavocat, 1973
  • †Elmerimys Lavocat, 1973
  • †Myophiomys Lavocat, 1973
  • †Phiocricetomys A.E. Wood, 1968
  • †Phiomyoides Stromer, in Kaiser, 1926
• Petromuridae Wood, 1955
  • Petromus A. Smith, 1831
• †Phiomyidae Wood, 1955
  • †Acritophiomys
  • †Andrewsimys Lavocat, 1973
  • †Elwynomys
  • †Phiomys Osborn, 1908
  • †Protophiomys Jaeger et al., 1985
  • †Ugandamys^[4]​ Winkler et al., 2005
• Thryonomyidae Pocock, 1922
  • Thryonomys Fitzinger, 1867
• †Paracryptomys Lavocat, 1973 - incertae sedis