Walter_Verheyen's_African_dormouse

Walter Verheyen's African dormouse

Walter Verheyen's African dormouse

Species of rodent

Walter Verheyen's African dormouse[3] (Graphiurus walterverheyeni) is a monotypic[3] species of rodent in the family Gliridae. From the Central Congolian lowland forests[1] ecoregion in the central Congo Basin, it has been found in west-central Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the vicinity of the Lukenie River and of Wafania, near the left bank of the Luilaka River.[3] Although not found in immediate association, Lorraine's dormouse (Graphiurus lorraineus) and the short-eared African dormouse (Graphiurus surdus) are understood to be "broadly sympatric".[2] Most closely resembling Jentink's dormouse (Graphiurus crassicaudatus), it differs from this species both in its much smaller size and in its relative proportions.[2] On the IUCN Red List, its conservation status has been assessed as Data Deficient.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Graphiurus walterverheyeni". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. [2]
    Holden, Mary Ellen; Levine, Rebecca S (2009). "Chapter 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. doi:10.1206/582-9.1. S2CID 85409018.
  3. [3]
    Wilson, D. E.; Mittermeier, R. A., eds. (2016). "GLIRIDAE (Dormice)". Handbook of the Mammals of the World VI: Lagomorphs and Rodents I. Lynx Edicions. pp. 866, 868. ISBN 978-8494189234.
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