Megadendromus nikolausi Deiterlen and Rupp, 1978 . Z. Säugetierk., 43:131.

TYPE LOCALITY: Ethiopia, S Goba, Bale Mtns .

DISTRIBUTION: Apparently endemic to the Bale Mtns of Ethiopia.

COMMENTS: Known only by two complete specimens and two fragmented skulls extracted from owl pellets (Demeter and Topal, 1982; Dieterlen and Rupp, 1978). Morphology and ecology were reported by Dieterlen and Rupp (1978); Demeter and Topal (1982) provided additional habitat information.