Dendromus nyasae

O. Thomas, 1916

Kivu 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. 1916-08-01. Three new African mice of the genus Dendromus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)18(104):241-243.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129816

Original name as described

Dendromus nyasae

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1897.10.1.121

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/225941fc-aef9-45f3-afe5-f1c547e58ff0

Type locality

"Nyika Plateau, N. Nyasa [District]. Alt. 6500' [= 1981 m]," Malawi.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Rwanda · Tanzania · Zambia · Malawi

Taxonomy notes

includes kivu, which has been recognized as a distinct species by some authors

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.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003722

Country distribution map

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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.

Dendromus insignis kivu

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

kivu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.12.3.117

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7d76f720-29e8-4cba-a1e6-919559a3279c

Authority page

242

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129817

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Dendromus nyasae

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

nyasae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.10.1.121

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/225941fc-aef9-45f3-afe5-f1c547e58ff0

Authority page

241

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129816

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Happold (2013:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003722) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Dendromus lunaris

Osgood, 1936

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

lunaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:26229

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=665c65fc-df1d-401f-a8d2-aecdfb451ee4

Authority page

235

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778329

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

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

Dendromus mesomelas hintoni

L. Bohmann, 1939

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

hintoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1933.10.1.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d38b736a-c52e-43ed-83ef-2f296da2a82a

Authority page

171

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

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

Dendromus kivu

Musser & Carleton, 1993

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

kivu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

542

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (1993:542) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6441/22235591) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dendromus nyasae kivu

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

kivu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

200

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Dendromus nyasae nyasae

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Nesomyidae

Root name

nyasae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

200

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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