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
Dendromus lovati de Winton, 1899[1900]