Graphiurus lorraineus

Dollman, 1910

Lorraine'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

Dollman, G. 1910-03-01. Two new species of African dormice belonging to the genus Graphiurus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)5(27):285-288.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094710

Original name as described

Graphiurus lorraineus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1907.7.8.115

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/660cfa97-aef8-4c59-a2df-63524c52249b

Type locality

Molegbwe, south of Setema Rapids, Welle (Uele) River, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Sierra Leone · Liberia · Guinea · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Nigeria · Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Central African Republic · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Zambia · Uganda?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001512

Country distribution map

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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 lorraineus

Dollman, 1910

Family

Gliridae

Root name

lorraineus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.7.8.115

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/660cfa97-aef8-4c59-a2df-63524c52249b

Authority page

285

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094710

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)
  2. Happold (2013:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:844) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9484) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9484) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001512) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9484/115093567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Graphiurus haedulus

Dollman, 1912

Family

Gliridae

Root name

haedulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.10.2.21

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

316

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18639073

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Graphiurus spurrelli

Dollman, 1912

Family

Gliridae

Root name

spurrelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.4.13.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3a858b1f-4d93-45be-8d9b-33d3fa435708 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aab75821-5f53-4eef-999c-40203532341d

Authority page

315

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18639072

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

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