Cameroon Climbing Mouse
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Dendromus oreas Osgood, 1936 |
The Cameroon Climbing Mouse (Dendromus oreas) is a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family. It is found only in Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- Schlitter, D. & Dieterlen, F. 2004. Dendromus oreas. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.