Monard's African Climbing Mouse
Dendromus leucostomus Monard, 1933
Also calledDendromus de Monard (fra) · Monard-Klettermaus (deu)
First described in: Bull. Soc. Nat. Neuchâtel, Sci. Nat. vol.57 p.55
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Described as a species by Monard (1933, 1935) and known only by his specimens. The name has usually been included in D. melanotis, but Crawford-Cabral (1998) questioned that allocation because the animal has no dorsal stripe and is brighter than D. melanotis. Hill and Carter (1941) treated leucostomus as a separate species and summarized Monard’s description (upperparts without middoral stripe and less russet than D. mystacalis, ventral fur with gray bases and yellowish white tips) and measurements (body size similar to D. melanotis and D. mystacalis). We follow Hill and Carter until the taxonomic ambiguity associated with leucostomus is resolved.
Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae
distribution
Distribution: Recorded only from the type locality, EC Angola.
Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Nesomyidae
conservation
Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List. Monard’s African Climbing Mouse is known fromjust a single site in a region that is experiencing rapid habitat transformation. Special conservation actions might be necessary to preventits extinction.
Nesomyidae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5706523.