Dendromus abyssinicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Kingdom: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Supramyomorpha Infraordo: Myomorphi Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Nesomyidae
Subfamilia: Dendromurinae
Genus: Dendromus
Species:

Dendromus abyssinicus Osgood, 1936

Holotype: FMNH 28656, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by W.H. Osgood on 9 November 1926.
Type locality: “East slope of Mt. Albasso, Chilalo Mts., Arussi, Ethiopia. Alt. 11000 ft”.

Dendromus insignis abyssinicus Osggod, 1936: 235 [original combination, as subspecies]
Dendromus abyssinicus: Mulualem et al., 2024: 16 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

Osgood, W.H. 1936. New and imperfectly known small mammals from Africa. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 20(21): 217–256. BHL Reference page.
Mulualem, G., Lavrenchenko, L.A., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., Mikula, O., Bryjová, A., Meheretu, Y. & Bryja, J. 2024. Taxonomic revision and evolutionary history of the climbing mice in eastern Africa (Dendromus mystacalis clade): the role of elevation and geographical barriers in the speciation process. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 24: 573–598. DOI: 10.1007/s13127-024-00659-6 Reference page.