Montane African Climbing Mouse

Montane African Climbing MouseThe montane African climbing mouse has a dark stripe along its back and a pale underside. It occurs in East African highlands and has been recorded at high elevations on Kilimanjaro.What does it look like?The upper coat is buffy brown with a dark stripe down the back. The underside is pale cream, and parts of the limbs are white.How does it live?The montane African climbing mouse has a dark stripe along its back and a pale underside. It occurs in East African highlands and has been recorded at high elevations on Kilimanjaro.A survey on Kilimanjaro’s southeastern slope found it at every sampled site from about 2,000 to 4,000 m; the highest capture point was 4,240 m.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.