Monard's African climbing mouse (''Dendromus leucostomus'') is a species of

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in the family

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. It is endemic to east-central

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, but only recorded in the type locality of

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. The

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red list of threatened species lists this as a synonym for the gray climbing mouse.

References

Dendromus Rodents of Africa Mammals of Angola Endemic fauna of Angola Mammals described in 1933 Taxa named by Albert Monard {{Muroid-stub