Megadendromus nikolausi Dieterlen and Rupp 1978

Megadendromus nikolausi Dieterlen and Rupp 1978, Z. Saugetierk., 43: 131.

Type Locality: Ethiopia, S Goba, Bale Mtns.

Vernacular Names: Nikolaus's African Climbing Mouse.

Distribution: Bale Mtns and Mt Chilalo in Ethiopia in ericaceous scrub moorland, 3000-3800 m.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Known by less than ten specimens (Demeter and Topal, 1982; Dieterlen and Rupp, 1978; Denys et al., 1995; MCZ 57324). Morphology and ecology covered in detail by Dieterlen and Rupp (1978); Demeter and Topal (1982) provided additional habitat information. Reviewed as another Ethiopian endemic by Yalden and Largen (1992) and Yalden et al. (1996).