Megadendromus nikolausi Dieterlen and Rupp 1978

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 930-955 : 942

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11328769
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scientific name	Megadendromus nikolausi Dieterlen and Rupp 1978
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Megadendromus nikolausi Dieterlen and Rupp 1978 View in CoL

Megadendromus nikolausi Dieterlen and Rupp 1978 View in CoL , Z. Saugetierk., 43: 131.

Type Locality: Ethiopia, S Goba, Bale Mtns.

Vernacular Names: Nikolaus's African Climbing Mouse.

Distribution: Bale Mtns and Mt Chilalo in Ethiopia in ericaceous scrub moorland, 3000-3800 m.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

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).