Graphiurus

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African dormouse Fossil range: Late Pliocene to Recent
African Dormouse, Graphiurus spec. (murinus?)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Gliridae Subfamily: Graphiurinae Winge, 1887 Genus: Graphiurus Smuts, 1832
Species
Graphiurus angolensis Graphiurus christyi Graphiurus crassicaudatus Graphiurus johnstoni Graphiurus kelleni Graphiurus lorraineus Graphiurus microtis Graphiurus monardi Graphiurus murinus Graphiurus nagtglasii Graphiurus ocularis Graphiurus platyops Graphiurus rupicola Graphiurus surdus

The African dormice, Graphiurus, are a genus of dormouse that live throughout sub-Saharan Africa in a variety of habitats. They are very agile climbers and have bushy tails. They eat invertebrates and small vertebrates.^[1]

[edit] Species

• Graphiurus angolensis - Angolan African dormouse
• Graphiurus christyi - Christy's dormouse
• Graphiurus crassicaudatus - Jentink's dormouse
• Graphiurus johnstoni - Jouhnston's African dormouse
• Graphiurus kelleni - Kellen's dormouse
• Graphiurus lorraineus - Lorrain dormouse
• Graphiurus microtis - Small-eared dormouse
• Graphiurus monardi - Monard's dormouse
• Graphiurus murinus - Woodland dormouse
• Graphiurus nagtglasii - Nagtglas's African dormouse
• Graphiurus ocularis - Spectacled dormouse
• Graphiurus platyops - Rock dormouse
• Graphiurus rupicola - Stone dormouse
• Graphiurus surdus - Silent dormouse

[edit] Pictures

Graphiurus spec.(probably murinus) - three males in a knot-hole

Graphiurus spec.(probably murinus) - male, look at the "bushy tail"

Graphiurus spec.(probably murinus) - two adults eating a nectarine (compare size!)

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