Mt Kahuzi African Climbing Mouse
Dendromus kahuziensis Dieterlen, 1969
Also calledDendromus du Kahuzi (fra) · Kahuzi-Klettermaus (deu) · Souris arboricole du Mont Kahuzi (fra) · kahuzinkiipijähiiri (fin) · nadrzewnik wąwozowy (pol) · カフジキノボリマウス (jpn)
First described in: Z. Säugetierk. vol.34 p.348-353
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
COMMENTS: A very distinct long-tailed species known only by few specimens from moss forest-bamboo habitat (Dieterlen, 1969 a, 1976 c).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Only known from montane forest with bamboo at elevations of ¢. 2100 m.
Nesomyidae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Nesomyidae
conservation
Status and Conservation. Classified as Critically Endangered on The IUCN Red List. The Mount Kahuzi African Climbing Mouse is known from a single site in protected Kahuzi-Biéga National Park, DR Congo; this region has experienced political conflict and associated habitat degradation.
Nesomyidae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5219776.