Taxonomy Profile: Dendromus leucostomus (Monard 1933)

Dendromus leucostomus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Monard's African Climbing Mouse []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Dendromus leucostomus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Myomorpha
Mice |
Rats |
Rats |
souris |
Voles |
Gerbils |
Hamsters |
Lemmings |
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Nesomyidae
Subfamily : Dendromurinae
Genus : Dendromus
African Climbing Mice |
Species : Dendromus leucostomus
Monard's African Climbing Mouse |
Dendromus leucostomus Direct Children(s):
Dendromus leucostomus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Dendromus leucostomus
Dendromus leucostomus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Dendromus leucostomus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Described as a species by Monard (1933, 1935) and known only by his specimens. The name has usually been included in D. melanotis, but Crawford-Cabral (1998) questioned that allocation because the animal has no dorsal stripe and is brighter than D. melanotis. Hill and Carter (1941) treated leucostomus as a separate species and summarized Monard's description (upperparts without middoral stripe and less russet than D. mystacalis, ventral fur with gray bases and yellowish white tips) and meas...