Megadendromus Dieterlen and Rupp, 1978 . Z. Säugetierk., 43:129.

TYPE SPECIES: Megadendromus nikolausi Dieterlen and Rupp, 1978 .

COMMENTS: A spectacular dendromurine with derived molar traits that were interpreted by Dieterlen and Rupp (1978) to indicate a closer relationship between Dendromurinae and Murinae than was previously suspected.