Nikolaus's mouse

Nikolaus's mouse
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Nesomyidae
Genus:	Megadendromus Dieterlan & Rupp, 1978
Species:	M. nikolausi
Binomial name
Megadendromus nikolausi Deiterlen & Rupp, 1978

Nikolaus's mouse (Megadendromus nikolausi) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is the only species in the genus Megadendromus. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Megadendromus nikolausi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T12937A22237949. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T12937A22237949.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.

• 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.