Kellen's Dormouse
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Graphiurus kelleni (Reuvens, 1890) |
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olga (Thomas, 1925) |
Kellen's Dormouse (Graphiurus kelleni) is a species of rodent in the Gliridae family. It is found in Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and moist and dry savanna.
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- Holden, M. E.. 2005. Family Gliridae. Pp. 819-841 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- Schlitter, D. 2004. Graphiurus olga. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
- Schlitter, D. 2004. Graphiurus parvus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
- Schlitter, D. & Grubb, P. 2004. Graphiurus kelleni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
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