Nikolaus's mouse
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| Nikolaus's mouse Temporal range: Recent | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Nesomyidae |
| Subfamily: | Dendromurinae |
| Genus: | Megadendromus Dieterlan & Rupp, 1978 |
| Species: | M. nikolausi |
| Binomial name | |
| 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.
References
- 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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