Graphiurus surdus

Dollman, 1912

Short-eared 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. 1912-03-01. Seven new African dormice. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)9(51):312-320.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18639071

Original name as described

Graphiurus surdus

Other common names

Deaf Dormouse · Silent Dormouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1900.2.5.55

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ba7a7c71-fbc5-4dee-be47-c00585bc2fd1

Type locality

Benito River, Rio Muni Province, western Equatorial Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Democratic Republic of the Congo

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001520

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 surdus

Dollman, 1912

Family

Gliridae

Root name

surdus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.2.5.55

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ba7a7c71-fbc5-4dee-be47-c00585bc2fd1

Authority page

314

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18639071

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)
  2. Happold (2013:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:849) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9493) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9493) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001520) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9493/115094075) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Graphiurus schwabi

G. M. Allen, 1912

Family

Gliridae

Root name

schwabi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:8607

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:8607

Authority page

441

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30209304

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

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

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