Graphiurus johnstoni

O. Thomas, 1898

Johnston's African Dormouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Gliridae
Subfamily : Graphiurinae
Genus : Graphiurus
Subgenus : Graphiurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1898-04. On the mammals obtained by Mr. A. Whyte in Nyasaland, and presented to the British Museum by Sir H. H. Johnston, K.C.B.; being a fifth contribution to the mammal-fauna of Nyasaland. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1897(4):925-939.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988175

Original name as described

Graphiurus johnstoni

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1897.10.1.86

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ec594127-a941-4d5c-a4e9-d0977922dda5

Type locality

Zomba, southern Malawi.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Malawi

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001510

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Graphiurus johnstoni

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Gliridae

Root name

johnstoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.10.1.86

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ec594127-a941-4d5c-a4e9-d0977922dda5

Authority page

934

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988175

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1898:934, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)
  2. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)
  3. Happold (2013:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:842) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #44928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #44928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001510) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44928/115201599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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