Graphiurus walterverheyeni
Holden & Levine, 2009
Walter Verheyen's African Dormouse
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Sciuromorpha |
| Family | : Gliridae |
| Subfamily | : Graphiurinae |
| Genus | : Graphiurus |
| Subgenus | : Claviglis |
Species status
Authority citation
Holden, M.E. and Levine, R.S. 2009-12-15. Systematic revision of Sub-Saharan African dormice (Rodentia: Gliridae: Graphiurus). Part II: Description of a new species of Graphiurus from the central Congo Basin, including morphological and ecological niche comparisons with _G. crassicaudatus_ and _G. lorraineus_. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 331:314-355.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1206/582-9.1Original name as described
Graphiurus walterverheyeni
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1927.3.1.35
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
River Lukenie (Meridian 22.30 E), 500 meters, western DR Congo.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Holden, M.E., and Levine, R.S. 2009. Systematic Revision of Sub-Saharan African Dormice (Rodentia: Gliridae: Graphiurus) Part II: Description of a New Species of Graphiurus from the Central Congo Basin, Including Morphological and Ecological Niche Comparisons with G. crassicaudatus and G. lorraineus. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 331: 314-355.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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