Graphiurus
| African dormouse Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Recent |
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| African dormouse, Graphiurus spec. (murinus?) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Gliridae |
| Subfamily: |
Graphiurinae Winge, 1887 |
| Genus: |
Graphiurus Smuts, 1832 |
| Species | |
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Graphiurus angolensis |
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Graphiurus angolensis
Graphiurus christyi
Graphiurus crassicaudatus
Graphiurus johnstoni
Graphiurus kelleni
Graphiurus lorraineus
Graphiurus microtis
Graphiurus monardi
Graphiurus murinus
Graphiurus nagtglasii
Graphiurus ocularis
Graphiurus platyops
Graphiurus rupicola
Graphiurus surdus
Graphiurus walterverheyeni
The African dormice, genus Graphiurus, are dormice that live throughout sub-Saharan Africa in a variety of habitats. They are very agile climbers and have bushy tails. They eat invertebrates and small vertebrates.
Genus Graphiurus, African dormice
Graphiurus sp.(probably murinus) - three males in a knot-hole
Graphiurus sp.(probably murinus) - male, look at the "bushy tail"
Graphiurus sp. (probably murinus) - two adults eating a nectarine (compare size!)
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