Graphiurus Explained

The African dormice (genus Graphiurus) are dormice 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
• Johnston'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]

Notes and References

1. The Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals, Jonathan Kingdon (2004) Russel Friedman Books
2. 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