Megadendromus Dieterlen and Rupp 1978

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 930-955 : 942

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scientific name	Megadendromus Dieterlen and Rupp 1978
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Megadendromus Dieterlen and Rupp 1978 , Z. Saugetierk., 43: 129.

Type Species: Megadendromus nikolausi Dieterlen and Rupp 1978

Species and subspecies: 1 species:

Species Megadendromus nikolausi Dieterlen and Rupp 1978

Discussion: A spectacular dendromurine that resembles a giant Dendromus , having derived molar traits that influenced Dieterlen and Rupp (1978) to pose close relationship between Dendromurinae and Murinae. Denys et al. (1995), however, showed Megadendromus to be part of a clade that includes Dendromus , Steatomys , and Malacothrix , but excludes murines.