Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
     Suborder Sciurognathi (Tullberg, 1899) see Suborder Sciuromorpha Brandt, 1855
       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
             01 Dendromus insignis (Shortridge & Carter, 1938)
             02 Dendromus kahuziensis Dieterlen, 1969
             03 Dendromus kivu Thomas, 1916
             04 Dendromus lovati de Winton, 1899[1900]
             05 Dendromus melanotis Smith, 1834 - grey climbing mouse
             06 Dendromus mesomelas Brants, 1827 - Brants's climbing mouse
             07 Dendromus messorius Thomas, 1903
             08 Dendromus mystacalis Heuglin, 1863 - chestnut climbing mouse
             09 Dendromus nyikae Wroughton, 1909 - Nyika climbing mouse
             10 Dendromus oreas Osgood, 1936
             11 Dendromus vernayi Hill & Carter, 1937