Nikolaus's Mouse
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| Nikolaus's Mouse Fossil range: Recent |
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| Megadendromus nikolausi Deiterlen & Rupp, 1978 |
Nikolaus's Mouse (Megadendromus nikolausi) is a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family. It is the only species in the genus Megadendromus. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Lavrenchenko, L. & Dieterlen, F. 2004. Megadendromus nikolausi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- 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.
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