Graphiurus microtis

(Noack, 1887)

Noack'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

Noack, T. 1887-05-07. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Säugethier-Fauna von Ost- und Central-Afrika. Nach Sammlungen und Aufzeichnungen des verstorbenen Dr. Richard Böhm. Zoologische Jahrbücher 2(2):193-302.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10356288

Original name as described

Eliomys microtis

Other common names

Large Savanna African Dormouse · Small-eared African Dormouse · Woodland Dormouse

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Qua Mpala, Marungu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon · Chad · Sudan · South Sudan · Ethiopia · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Kenya · Tanzania · Rwanda · Burundi · Zambia · Angola · Malawi · Mozambique · Zimbabwe · Namibia · Botswana · South Africa · Eswatini

Taxonomy notes

the name orobinus may apply to this species or M. parvus and if it applies to this species, it would have priority over microtis; we hesitate from making this change put list the name under this species until further comparison confirms the names relationship

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001513

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Myoxus orobinus

(J. A. Wagner, 1845)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

orobinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

149

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776499

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Wagner (1845:149, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776499) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34349)
  2. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Eliomys orobinus

(Giebel, 1855)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

orobinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

625

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548816

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Giebel (1855:625, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548816) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  2. Murray (1866:352, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Eliomys microtis

(Noack, 1887)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

microtis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

248

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10356288

Authority publication

Zoologische Jahrbücher

Name usages

Noack (1887:248, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10356288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67855)

Myoxus (Eliomys) Smithii

(O. Thomas, 1893)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

smithii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24344039

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Graphiurus microtis

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Gliridae

Root name

microtis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

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 (1993:764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69027)
  3. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)
  4. Happold (2013:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:844) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9485/22221518) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Graphiurus smithii

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Gliridae

Root name

smithii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

934

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1898:934, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)

Graphiurus griselda

Schwann, 1906

Family

Gliridae

Root name

griselda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.10.1.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/565ba7f3-96a8-4d6d-b364-de33f5ccf001

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32051427

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Graphiurus woosnami

Dollman, 1910

Family

Gliridae

Root name

woosnami

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.6.3.20

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

393

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619634

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Graphiurus butleri

Dollman, 1912

Family

Gliridae

Root name

butleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.11.25.84

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/986a68d6-205c-4305-8c28-04c49302881f

Authority page

319

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18639076

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Graphiurus pretoriae

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Gliridae

Root name

pretoriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439537

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439537) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Graphiurus Streeteri

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Gliridae

Root name

streeteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

80

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439538

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:80, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Graphiurus murinus tzaneenensis

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Gliridae

Root name

tzaneenensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439537

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439537) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Claviglis littoralis

(A. Roberts, 1929)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

littoralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 4114

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

97

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Claviglis vandami

(A. Roberts, 1929)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

vandami

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 1603

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

97

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Claviglis woosnami

(O. Thomas, 1929)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

woosnami

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

107

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1929:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)

Claviglis griselda

(Shortridge, 1934)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

griselda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

218

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)

Claviglis griselda griselda

(Shortridge, 1934)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

griselda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

218

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)

Claviglis griselda woosnami

(Shortridge, 1934)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

woosnami

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

218

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)

Claviglis woosnami etoschae

(A. Roberts, 1938)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

etoschae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 8015

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

238

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Claviglis schneideri

(A. Roberts, 1938)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

schneideri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 8016

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

237

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Claviglis albolineatus

(Frechkop, 1947)

Family

Gliridae

Root name

albolineatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 13280

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

464

Authority publication

Annales du Musée du Congo

Name usages

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

Graphiurus murinus sudanensis

Setzer, 1953

Family

Gliridae

Root name

sudanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:79429

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=2c73919b-7932-4616-ac18-50d6cf781269

Authority page

333

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39745015

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Setzer (1956:544, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
  2. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Graphiurus murinus butleri

Setzer, 1956

Family

Gliridae

Root name

butleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

543

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489149

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Setzer (1956:543, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)

Graphiurus murinus marrensis

Setzer, 1956

Family

Gliridae

Root name

marrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.1.1.115

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

542

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489148

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Setzer (1956:542, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
  2. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Graphiurus orobinus

Setzer, 1956

Family

Gliridae

Root name

orobinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

544

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489150

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Setzer (1956:544, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)

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