Species Dendromus nyikae Wroughton, 1909 (Nyika climbing mouse)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Rodentia
  • ---- family: Muridae
  • ----- species: Dendromus nyikae
Characteristics:herbivore; length: 16cm, tail-length: 9 cm; reddish-brown to chestnut colouring, paler on the belly; the tail is longer than the head-and-body length; diffuse dark stripe down the back;
Countries:
MZ
Mozambique
ZW
Zimbabwe
Ecoregions:
AT0719
Southern Miombo woodlands
AT1006
Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic
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References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 112
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