Dendromus oreas

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea
Familia: Nesomyidae
Subfamilia: Dendromurinae
Genus: Dendromus
Species: Dendromus oreas

Name

Dendromus oreas Osgood, 1936

References

* IUCN link: Dendromus oreas Osgood, 1936 (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names
English: Cameroon Climbing Mouse

The Cameroon Climbing Mouse (Dendromus oreas) is a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family. It is found only in Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* 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.
* Schlitter, D. & Dieterlen, F. 2004. Dendromus oreas. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.