Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
     Family Muridae Batsch, 1788 - rats, mice, hamsters, voles, lemmings, and gerbils
       Subfamily Dendromurinae Allen, 1939 - African climbing mice
         Genus Dendromus Smith, 1829 - African climbing mice
           1 Dendromus kahuziensis Dieterlen, 1969
           2 Dendromus lovati de Winton, 1899[1900]
           3 Dendromus melanotis Smith, 1834 - grey climbing mouse
           4 Dendromus mesomelas Brants, 1827 - Brants's climbing mouse
           5 Dendromus messorius Thomas, 1903
           6 Dendromus mystacalis Heuglin, 1863 - chestnut climbing mouse
           7 Dendromus nyikae Wroughton, 1909 - Nyika climbing mouse