Mount Kahuzi climbing mouse

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Mount Kahuzi climbing mouse
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Nesomyidae
Genus:	Dendromus
Species:	D. kahuziensis
Binomial name
*Dendromus kahuziensis* (Dieterlen, 1969)

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

^ Dando, T.; Demos, T. (2021). "Dendromus kahuziensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T6439A22234587. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T6439A22234587.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

Dando, T.; Demos, T. (2021). "Dendromus kahuziensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T6439A22234587. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T6439A22234587.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021. Database entry includes justification for why this species is critically endangered
Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

Extant species of family Nesomyidae

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Superfamily: Muroidea

Petromyscinae

Petromyscus (Rock mice)	Barbour's rock mouse (Petromyscus barbouri) Pygmy rock mouse (Petromyscus collinus) Brukkaros pygmy rock mouse (Petromyscus monticularis) Shortridge's rock mouse (Petromyscus shortridgei)

Delanymyinae

Delanymys	Delany's mouse (Delanymys brooksi)

Dendromurinae

Dendromus (African climbing mice)	Montane African climbing mouse (Dendromus insignis) Mount Kahuzi climbing mouse (Dendromus kahuziensis) Lachaise's climbing mouse (Dendromus lachaisei) Monard's African climbing mouse (Dendromus leucostomus) 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) Kivu climbing mouse (Dendromus nyasae) Nyika climbing mouse (Dendromus nyikae) Cameroon climbing mouse (Dendromus oreas) Rupp's African climbing mouse (Dendromus ruppi) Vernay's climbing mouse (Dendromus vernayi)
Dendroprionomys	Velvet climbing mouse (Dendroprionomys rousseloti)
Malacothrix	Gerbil mouse (Malacothrix typica)
Megadendromus	Nikolaus's mouse (Megadendromus nikolausi)
Prionomys	Dollman's tree mouse (Prionomys batesi)
Steatomys	Bocage's African fat mouse (Steatomys bocagei) Northwestern fat mouse (Steatomys caurinus) Dainty fat mouse (Steatomys cuppedius) Jackson's fat mouse (Steatomys jacksoni) Krebs's fat mouse (Steatomys krebsii) Pousargues's African fat mouse (Steatomys opimus) Tiny fat mouse (Steatomys parvus) Fat mouse (Steatomys pratensis)

Mystromyinae

Mystromys	White-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus)

Cricetomyinae
(Pouched rats)

Beamys	Lesser hamster-rat (Beamys hindei) Greater hamster-rat (Beamys major)
Cricetomys	Southern giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei) Emin's pouched rat (Cricetomys emini) Gambian pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus) Kivu giant pouched rat (Cricetomys kivuensis)
Saccostomus	South African pouched mouse (Saccostomus campestris) Mearns's pouched mouse (Saccostomus mearnsi)

Nesomyinae
(Malagasy rats
and mice)

Brachytarsomys	White-tailed antsangy (Brachytarsomys albicauda) Brachytarsomys mahajambaensis Hairy-tailed Antsangy (Brachytarsomys villosa)
Brachyuromys	Betsileo short-tailed rat (Brachyuromys betsileoensis) Gregarious short-tailed rat (Brachyuromys ramirohitra)
Eliurus	Tsingy tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus antsingy) Ankarana Special Reserve tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus carletoni) Daniel's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus danieli) Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus ellermani) Grandidier's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus grandidieri) Major's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus majori) Lesser tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus minor) Dormouse tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus myoxinus) White-tipped tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus penicillatus) Petter's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus petteri) Tanala tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus tanala) Webb's tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus webbi)
Gymnuromys	Voalavoanala (Gymnuromys roberti)
Hypogeomys	Malagasy giant rat (Hypogeomys antimena) Hypogeomys australis
Macrotarsomys	Bastard big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys bastardi) Greater big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys ingens) Petter's big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys petteri)
Monticolomys	Koopman's montane voalavo (Monticolomys koopmani)
Nesomys	White-bellied nesomys (Nesomys audeberti) Western nesomys (Nesomys lambertoni) Nesomys narindaensis Island mouse (Nesomys rufus)
Voalavo	Eastern voalavo (Voalavo antsahabensis) Northern voalavo (Voalavo gymnocaudus)

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Taxon identifiers
Dendromus kahuziensis	Wikidata: Q305629 Wikispecies: Dendromus kahuziensis ADW: Dendromus_kahuziensis CoL: 34QN3 EoL: 1179481 GBIF: 5219776 iNaturalist: 44969 IRMNG: 11180836 ITIS: 632703 IUCN: 6439 MDD: 1003713 MSW: 13000083 Observation.org: 83086 Open Tree of Life: 3608547

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