Biology:Graphiurus
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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 primarily eat invertebrates, with other components of their diet including small vertebrates,[1] fruit, nuts and eggs.[2] They represent the most diverse living genus of dormice, making up half of all living species.[3]
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[4]
Gallery
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Graphiurus sp. (probably murinus) – male -
Graphiurus sp. (probably murinus) – three males in a knot-hole -
Graphiurus sp. (probably murinus) – two adults eating a nectarine
References
- ↑ Kingdon, Jonathan (2004). The Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals. Russel Friedman Books. ISBN 1-875091-14-9.
- ↑ "Management and care of African dormice (Graphiurus kelleni)". J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 49 (2): 173–6. March 2010. PMID 20353691.
- ↑ Lu, Xiaoyu; Costeur, Loïc; Hugueney, Marguerite; Maridet, Olivier (2021-02-01). "New data on early Oligocene dormice (Rodentia, Gliridae) from southern Europe: phylogeny and diversification of the family" (in en). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 19 (3): 169–189. doi:10.1080/14772019.2021.1888814. ISSN 1477-2019. Bibcode: 2021JSPal..19..169L. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772019.2021.1888814.
- ↑ "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. doi:10.1206/582-9.1. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/582-9.1.
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