Dendromus kahuziensis Dieterlen 1969

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 : 937

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scientific name	Dendromus kahuziensis Dieterlen 1969
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Dendromus kahuziensis Dieterlen 1969 , Z. Saugetierk., 34: 348-353.

Type Locality: Dem. Rep. Congo, Kivu, Mt Kahuzi, 2100 m .

Vernacular Names: Mt Kahuzi African Climbing Mouse.

Distribution: Kivu region, E Dem. Rep. Congo.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: A distinctive species with an extremely long tail, broad middorsal stripe, and long gracile rostrum. Still known by few specimens from montane forest-bamboo habitat ( Dieterlen, 1969 a, 1976 c).