Dendromus messorius Thomas 1903

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 930-955 : 939

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11328745

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scientific name

Dendromus messorius Thomas 1903
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Dendromus messorius Thomas 1903 View in CoL

Dendromus messorius Thomas 1903 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 12: 340.

Type Locality: Cameroon, Efulen.

Vernacular Names: Banana African Climbing Mouse.

Synonyms: Dendromus haymani Hatt 1934 ; Dendromus kumasi Bohmann 1939 ; Dendromus ruddi Wroughton 1910 .

Distribution: Tropical lowlands and lower mountain slopes, from Ghana ( Grubb et al., 1998) through Benin ( USNM 422451), Nigeria ( USNM 410307), and Cameroon (series in AMNH and MCZ), to N Dem. Rep. Congo (series in AMNH and USNM) and extreme S Sudan (Torit region; USNM 299833, 299834); southwards to NW ( USNM 165270) and W Uganda (Ruwenzori Mtns; series in AMNH and MCZ), W Kenya near Lake Victoria ( USNM series) and Mt Elgon (holotype of ruddi ; MCZ specimens; Clausnitzer and Kityo, 2001); limits unresolved ( Dieterlen, 1971).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Treated as part of D. mystacalis by Misonne (1974), but regarded as a separate species by Hatt (1940) and Dieterlen (1971), who pointed out its sympatric occurrence with D. mystacalis . Morphology and pelage coloration similar to D. mystacalis , but body size larger, middorsal stripe absent (present but indistinct in some D. mystacalis , absent in many), and underparts white (white to buffy gray in D. mystacalis ). Both species may be phylogenetically close to southern African D. mesomelas . Hatt (1940) and Rosevear (1969) provided excellent descriptions of morphology and habits.

USNM

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

AMNH

American Museum of Natural History

MCZ

Museum of Comparative Zoology

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Nesomyidae

Genus

Dendromus

Loc

Dendromus messorius Thomas 1903

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

Dendromus messorius

Thomas 1903: 340
1903
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