Mount Kahuzi climbing mouse
The Mount Kahuzi climbing mouse (Dendromus kahuziensis) is a rodent found only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to illegal logging; it is also threatened by fire. Only two specimens have ever been found. Both were found within 100m of each other on Mount Kahuzi. Its body length (excluding tail) is 50-100mm and its tail length is 65-132mm. Its habitat is tropical forests, and to navigate these forests it may use its semi-prehensile tail to hold on to tree branches. Its markings are brownish on the top and white to yellow on its underside, with strongly dark rings around its eyes. As with other Dendromus, it has three well defined toes.
References
- Dieterlen (2004). Dendromus kahuziensis. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is critically endangered
- 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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- Barbour's Rock Mouse (Petromyscus barbouri)
- Pygmy Rock Mouse (Petromyscus collinus)
- Brukkaros Pygmy Rock Mouse (Petromyscus monticularis)
- Shortridge's Rock Mouse (Petromyscus shortridgei)
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- Remarkable Climbing Mouse (Dendromus insignis)
- Mount Kahuzi climbing mouse (Dendromus kahuziensis)
- Kivu Climbing Mouse (Dendromus kivu)
- Lovat's Climbing Mouse (Dendromus lovati)
- Gray Climbing Mouse (Dendromus melanotis)
- Brant's Climbing Mouse (Dendromus mesomelas)
- Banana climbing mouse (Dendromus messorius)
- Chestnut Climbing Mouse (Dendromus mystacalis)
- Nyika Climbing Mouse (Dendromus nyikae)
- Cameroon Climbing Mouse (Dendromus oreas)
- Dendromus ruppi
- Vernay's Climbing Mouse (Dendromus vernayi)
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| Megadendromus |
- Nikolaus's Mouse (Megadendromus nikolausi)
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| Dendroprionomys |
- Velvet Climbing Mouse (Dendroprionomys rousseloti)
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| Prionomys |
- Dollman's Tree Mouse (Prionomys batesi)
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| Malacothrix |
- Gerbil Mouse (Malacothrix typica)
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- Bocage's African Fat Mouse (Steatomys bocagei)
- Northwestern Fat Mouse (Steatomys caurinus)
- Dainty Fat Mouse (Steatomys cuppedius)
- Jackson's Fat Mouse (Steatomys jacksoni)
- Kreb's Fat Mouse (Steatomys krebsii)
- Pousargues's African Fat Mouse (Steatomys opimus)
- Tiny Fat Mouse (Steatomys parvus)
- Fat Mouse (Steatomys pratensis)
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- South African Pouched Mouse (Saccostomus campestris)
- Mearns's Pouched Mouse (Saccostomus mearnsi)
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- White-bellied nesomys (Nesomys audeberti)
- Western nesomys (Nesomys lambertoni)
- Nesomys narindaensis
- Island mouse (Nesomys rufus)
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