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Dendromus A. Smith, 1829
Taxonomic Serial No.: 632560

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Chortomys Thomas, 1916
		Dendromys J. B. Fischer, 1830
		Dendromys Smuts, 1832
		Poemys Thomas, 1916
	Common Name(s):	African Climbing Mice [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2014

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Tetrapoda
	Class	Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 – mammifères, mamífero, mammals
	Subclass	Theria Parker and Haswell, 1897
	Infraclass	Eutheria Gill, 1872
	Order	Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 – esquilo, preá, rato, roedor, rongeurs, rodents
	Suborder	Myomorpha Brandt, 1855 – Rats, souris, Mice, Rats, Voles, Gerbils, Hamsters, Lemmings
	Superfamily	Muroidea Illiger, 1811
	Family	Nesomyidae Forsyth Major, 1897
	Subfamily	Dendromurinae G. M. Allen, 1939
	Genus	Dendromus A. Smith, 1829 – African Climbing Mice
		Direct Children:
	Species	Dendromus insignis (Thomas, 1903) – Remarkable Climbing Mouse, Montane African Climbing Mouse
	Species	Dendromus kahuziensis Dieterlen, 1969 – Mt. Kahuzi Climbing Mouse, Mt Kahuzi African Climbing Mouse
	Species	Dendromus leucostomus Monard, 1933 – Monard's African Climbing Mouse
	Species	Dendromus lovati (de Winton, 1900) – Lovat's Climbing Mouse, Lovat's African Climbing Mouse
	Species	Dendromus melanotis (A. Smith, 1834) – Gray Climbing Mouse, Gray African Climbing Mouse
	Species	Dendromus mesomelas (Brants, 1827) – Brant's Climbing Mouse, Brants's African Climbing Mouse
	Species	Dendromus messorius (Thomas, 1903) – Banana Climbing Mouse, Banana African Climbing Mouse
	Species	Dendromus mystacalis (Heuglin, 1863) – Chestnut Climbing Mouse, Chestnut African Climbing Mouse
	Species	Dendromus nyasae Thomas, 1916 – Kivu African Climbing Mouse
	Species	Dendromus nyikae Wroughton, 1909 – Nyika Climbing Mouse, Nyika African Climbing Mouse
	Species	Dendromus oreas Osgood, 1936 – Cameroon Climbing Mouse, Cameroon African Climbing Mouse
	Species	Dendromus vernayi Hill and Carter, 1937 – Vernay's Climbing Mouse, Vernay's African Climbing Mouse

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Guy G. Musser
	Notes:	Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
	Reference for:	Dendromus

	Expert:	Michael D. Carleton
	Notes:	Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
	Reference for:	Dendromus

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	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
	Publication Date:	2005
	Article/Chapter Title:	Superfamily Muroidea
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
	Page(s):	894-1531
	Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
	Publication Place:	Baltimore, Maryland, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-8018-8221-4
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Dendromus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Rosevear, D. R.
	Publication Date:	1969
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	The Rodents of West Africa
	Page(s):	604
	Publisher:	Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History)
	Publication Place:	London, England
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	Notes:
	Reference for:	Dendromus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
	Publication Date:	1993
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
	Page(s):	xviii + 1207
	Publisher:	Smithsonian Institution Press
	Publication Place:	Washington, DC, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	1-56098-217-9
	Notes:	Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
	Reference for:	Dendromus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
	Publication Date:	2000
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Common Names of Mammals of the World
	Page(s):	xiv + 204
	Publisher:	Smithsonian Institution Press
	Publication Place:	Washington, DC, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	1-56098-383-3
	Notes:	With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
	Reference for:	African Climbing Mice[English]

Geographic Information


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Comments


	Comment:	Comments: Rosevear (1969) thoroughly reviewed historical usages of generic names given in the synonymy. In his checklist of African mammals, G. M. Allen (1939) listed 29 species of Dendromus, soon after reduced to four by Bohmann's (1942) revision. Based on morphological traits and ecological associations, Dieterlen (1971) recognized five species within the central African region. We recognize twelve based on specimen examination from North American and European museums and on literature sources; mos...

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