Dendromus abyssinicus
Osgood, 1936
Ethiopian 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
Authority citation
Osgood, W.H. 1936-12-28. New and imperfectly known small mammals from Africa. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 20(21):217-256.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778329Original name as described
Dendromus insignis abyssinicus
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:28656
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
East slope of Mt. Albasso, Chilalo Mts., Arussi, Ethiopia.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Ethiopia
Taxonomy notes
split from D. insignis
Taxonomy notes citation
Mulualem, G., Lavrenchenko, L.A., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., Mikula, O., Bryjová, A., Meheretu, Y. and Bryja, J. 2024-10-17. Taxonomic revision and evolutionary history of the climbing mice in eastern Africa (Dendromus mystacalis clade): the role of elevation and geographical barriers in the speciation process. Organisms Diversity & Evolution (in press).
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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