Montane African Climbing Mouse
Dendromus insignis (Thomas, 1903)
Also calledAalstreepboommuis (nld) · Dendromus des montagnes (fra) · Gebirgsklettermaus (deu) · Souris arboricole des montagnes (fra) · nadrzewnik górski (pol) · vuoristokiipijähiiri (fin) · ヤマキノボリマウス (jpn)
First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7 vol.12 p.341
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
activity
Activity patterns. The Montane African Climbing Mouse is nocturnal with peak in activity between 22: 00 h and 02: 00 h. It isterrestrial but also an agile climber, climbing grass stalks using its prehensile tail and opposable fifth digits on hindfeet.
Nesomyidae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Montane grasslands, moist grasslands, and herbaceous vegetation above elevations of 1500 m and moorlands at 3000 - 4700 m.
Nesomyidae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. The Montane African Climbing Mouse is typically rare, even in prime habitat where it comprises less than 10 % of all small mammals.
Nesomyidae
breeding
Breeding. The Montane African Climbing Mouse builds small grass nests or uses small bird nests. Littersizes are 1 - 7 young, typically four young.
Nesomyidae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5219772.