Graphiurus rupicola
(O. Thomas & Hinton, 1925)
Rupicolous 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. and Hinton, M.A.C. 1925-04-03. On mammals collected in 1923 by Captain. G. C. Shortridge during the Percy Sladen and Kaffrarian Museum Expedition to South-West Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1925(1):221-246.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1925.tb03348.xOriginal name as described
Gliriscus rupicola
Other common names
Namaqua Rock Dormouse · Stone Dormouse
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1925.1.2.71
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/15f32e4a-95df-4212-b0b0-ca17907c49aeType locality
Karibib, west-central Namibia, 3842 feet (1170 m).
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Angola · Namibia · South Africa
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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