Banana climbing mouse

Banana climbing mouse
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Nesomyidae
Genus: Dendromus
Species: D. messorius
Binomial name
Dendromus messorius
(Thomas, 1903)

The banana climbing mouse (Dendromus messorius) is a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Togo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

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