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/22129816Original 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-f1c547e58ff0Type 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
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