. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. New species of Dryomys 119. Fig. 4: Dryomys niethammeri (AMNH 217346), stereo pair of upper right and lower left denti- tion. P4 is at the top, left side is labial. Scale bar equals approximately 1 mm. (Reprinted from Wahlert et al. 1993, in which it was labeled D. nitedula). Description of holotype and comparison with other species of Dryomys Description: Dryomys niethammeri has pale fur and a tail approximately equal in length to head and body (table 1; fig. 2). T
. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. New species of Dryomys 119. Fig. 4: Dryomys niethammeri (AMNH 217346), stereo pair of upper right and lower left denti- tion. P4 is at the top, left side is labial. Scale bar equals approximately 1 mm. (Reprinted from Wahlert et al. 1993, in which it was labeled D. nitedula). Description of holotype and comparison with other species of Dryomys Description: Dryomys niethammeri has pale fur and a tail approximately equal in length to head and body (table 1; fig. 2). The adult dorsal coat is an ashen tawny grey. The individual hairs are dark grey basally, with a broad ochre-cream middle band, and dark brown tips. Dark brown guard hairs are scattered inconspicuously throughout the dorsal fur. The underparts appear uniformly cream; the hairs are pure cream from the base to the tips. Some slightly longer hairs are sparsely distributed throughout the venter and may represent guard hairs; they too are cream from base to apex. The ventral coloration is moderately well demarcated from that of the dorsal pelage. The hairs of the dorsal fur measure 11 — 13 mm, and the guard hairs reach 15 — 16 mm. The underfur averages 5 mm, and the scant guard hairs are approximately 7 mm in length. Dorsal surface of the fore and hind feet are cream. A broad, brownish-black face mask begins in the midst of the whiskers, completely encompasses the eye, and terminates just anterior to the front of the ear (fig. 2). The band is broader over the eye, and is reduced to a thin line beneath. The tail appears tawny flecked with grey and cream above, with a conspicuous cream tip (fig. 2). This appearance is due to some of the individual hairs being dark grey at the base, with a broad cream middle band and dark brown tip. Other hairs are cream up to the dark brown apex. The ventral surface of the tail is paler than the upper side (fig. 2), and is mostly cream with some o
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