Nikolaus's African Climbing Mouse
Megadendromus nikolausi Dieterlen & Rupp, 1978
Also calledDendromus des Bale (fra) · Riesenklettermaus (deu) · Stor Tremus (nob) · Tikus Nikolaus (ind) · isokiipijähiiri (fin) · myš Nikolausova (ces) · nadrzewniak olbrzymi (pol) · オオキノボリマウス (jpn)
First described in: Z. Säugetierk. vol.43 p.131
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
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).
Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae
distribution
Distribution: Bale Mtns and Mt Chilalo in Ethiopia in ericaceous scrub moorland, 3000 - 3800 m.
Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae
discussion
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.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: Apparently endemic to the Bale Mtns of Ethiopia.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2439333.