Dendromus oreas

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	NESOMYIDAE

Scientific Name:

Dendromus oreas

Species Authority:

Osgood, 1936

Common Name/s:

English

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Cameroon Climbing Mouse

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Schlitter, D. & Dieterlen, F.

Reviewer/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because it is known from only three mountains, and there is a plausible threat that the species habitat will be degraded in the future through the effects of climate change and an expansion of grazing by domestic livestock.

History:

2004	–	Vulnerable
1996	–	Vulnerable (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from three mountains in western Cameroon; Mount Cameroon from 1,700 to 4,000 m asl, Mount Manenguba 1,800 to 1,900 m asl and Mount Kupe at 850 m asl. It is most likely an endemic of these mountains. It has not been recorded from lower altitudes.
Countries:	Native: Cameroon
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a rare species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It lives in burrows in the grass in montane sanvannas. It is also found in plantations and farmlands on Mount Kupe. It is mostly terrestrial, diurnal and nocturnal.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The species occurs above the forest line in montane grassland so it will not be effected by deforestation. Climate change may be a future threat and grazing livestock may move up to higher latitudes if the forest is cleared.

Major Threat(s):

The species occurs above the forest line in montane grassland so it will not be effected by deforestation. Climate change may be a future threat and grazing livestock may move up to higher latitudes if the forest is cleared.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The range of the species is not within any protected area. There are some reserves for birds but these are at lower elvations in the forest.

Conservation Actions:

The range of the species is not within any protected area. There are some reserves for birds but these are at lower elvations in the forest.

Citation:	Schlitter, D. & Dieterlen, F. 2008. Dendromus oreas. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012.
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