Dendromus Smith 1829 (African climbing mice)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Nesomyidae

Parent taxon: Dendromurinae according to S. J. Steppan et al. 2004

See also McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxon: Malacothrix

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Kenya (2 collections), South Africa (4), Tanzania (2), Zambia (1)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (2)

• Pliocene of South Africa (3), Tanzania (3)

• Miocene to Pliocene of South Africa (1)

• Miocene of Spain (1)

Total: 19 collections including 21 occurrences

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