Monard's African Climbing Mouse
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Monard's African Climbing Mouse (Dendromus leucostomus) is a species of rodent
in the Nesomyidae
family.It is endemic to east-central Angola
, but only recorded in the type locality of Caluquembe
. The IUCN red list of threatened species lists this as a synonym for the Gray Climbing Mouse
.
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the Nesomyidae
Nesomyidae
Nesomyidae is a family of African rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes several subfamilies, all of which are native to either continental Africa or to Madagascar...
family.It is endemic to east-central Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
, but only recorded in the type locality of Caluquembe
Caluquembe
Caluquembe is a town and municipality in Huíla Province, Angola. It is also the site of two missionary efforts; one, Roman Catholic and the other, Evangelical Protestant...
. The IUCN red list of threatened species lists this as a synonym for the Gray Climbing Mouse
Gray Climbing Mouse
The Gray Climbing Mouse is a species of rodent in the Nesomyidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.Its natural...
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