Graphiurus
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]
Species
Genus Graphiurus, African dormice
- Angolan African Dormouse, Graphiurus angolensis
- Christy's Dormouse, Graphiurus christyi
- Jentink's Dormouse, Graphiurus crassicaudatus
- Jouhnston's African Dormouse, Graphiurus johnstoni
- Kellen's Dormouse, Graphiurus kelleni
- Lorrain Dormouse, Graphiurus lorraineus
- Small-eared Dormouse, Graphiurus microtis
- Monard's Dormouse, Graphiurus monardi
- Woodland Dormouse, Graphiurus murinus
- Nagtglas's African Dormouse, Graphiurus nagtglasii
- Spectacled Dormouse, Graphiurus ocularis
- Rock Dormouse, Graphiurus platyops
- Stone Dormouse, Graphiurus rupicola
- Silent Dormouse, Graphiurus surdus
- Graphiurus walterverheyeni [2]
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References
- ^ The Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals, Jonathan Kingdon (2004) Russel Friedman Books ISBN 1-875091-14-9
- ^ Systematic Revision of Sub-Saharan African Dormice (Rodentia: Gliridae: Graphiurus) Part II: Description of a New Species of Graphiurus from the Central Congo Basin, Including Morphological and Ecological Niche Comparisons with G. crassicaudatus and G. lorraineus Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 331 :314-355. 2009