Dendromus messorius

O. Thomas, 1903

Banana African Climbing Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Nesomyidae
Subfamily : Dendromurinae
Genus : Dendromus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1903-09-01. New African mammalia of the genera Petrodromus, Dendromys, Mus, and Lepus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)12(69):339-344.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29993098

Original name as described

Dendromys messorius

Other common names

Banana Climbing Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1903.2.4.24

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3c71f9f0-30c9-4957-b401-3f248fbdfb8c

Type locality

"Efulen, Bulu Country, Cameroons [= Cameroon]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Togo? · Benin? · Nigeria · Cameroon · South Sudan · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Kenya

Taxonomy notes

previously included D. kumasi

Taxonomy notes citation

Denys, C., & Aniskine, V. (2012). On a new species of Dendromus (Rodentia, Nesomyidae) from mount Nimba, Guinea. Mammalia, 76(3), 295-308. · Voelker, G., Huntley, J. W., Bryja, J., Denys, C., Šumbera, R., Demos, T. C., ... & Peterhans, J. K. (2021). Molecular systematics and biogeographic history of the African climbing-mouse complex (Dendromus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 161, 107166.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003719

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Dendromys messorius

O. Thomas, 1903

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

messorius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.2.4.24

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3c71f9f0-30c9-4957-b401-3f248fbdfb8c

Authority page

340

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29993098

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Dendromus haymani

Hatt, 1934

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

haymani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1930.11.11.336

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

13

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Dendromus ruddi

Wroughton, 1910

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

ruddi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

275

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094700

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Dendromus messorius

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

messorius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

408

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Happold (2013:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003719) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6445/115081283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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