Graphiurus murinus

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• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,107 meters (0 to 6,913 feet).[1]

Ecology: This species is found in woodland, savanna , grassland and rocky areas (Skinner and Chimimba 2005). In parts of its range it is foun in either Afromontane forest or riverine forest dominated by Combretum. The can persist in secondary habitats , and are sometimes found in various types of buildings.[2].

List of Habitats:

•     1     Forest   
  
•     1.5     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
  
•     1.6     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland   
  
•     1.9     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane   
  
•     2     Savanna   
  
•     2.1     Savanna - Dry   
  
•     2.2     Savanna - Moist   
  
•     3     Shrubland   
  
•     3.5     Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
  
•     3.6     Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Moist   
  
•     4     Grassland   
  
•     4.5     Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
  
•     5     Wetlands (inland)   
  
•     5.1     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )   
  
•     14     Artificial/Terrestrial   
  
•     14.1     Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land   
  
•     14.3     Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations   
  
•     14.4     Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens   
  
•     14.5     Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Graphiurus murinus (Desmaret 1822)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 31-Jul-2002

Similar Species

Members of the genus Graphiurus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 16 species and subspecies in this genus:

G. christyi (Christy's Dormouse) · G. crassicaudatus (Jentink's Dormouse) · G. hueti (African Dormouse) · G. kelleni (Kellen's Dormouse) · G. lorraineus (Lorrain Dormouse) · G. microtis (Small-Eared Dormouse) · G. monardi (Monard's Dormouse) · G. murinus (Woodland Dormouse) · G. murinus murinus (Woodland Dormouse) · G. ocularis (Namtap) · G. ocularis ocularis (Spectacled Dormouse) · G. olga (Olga's Dormouse) · G. parvus (Lesser Savanna Dormouse) · G. platyops (Rock Dormouse) · G. rupicola (Stone Dormouse) · G. surdus (Silent Dormouse)

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Further Reading

• Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Cape Town [etc., South African Museum, etc.] url p. 187, p. 188.
• Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, -1965. url p. 106, p. 133, p. 143, p. 144, p. 148, p. 160.
• Biosphere Reserves, Compilation 4, October 1986: programme on man and the biosphere (MAB) IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre url p. 144.
• Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url , p. 152, p. 153.
• Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 246, p. 302, p. 304.
• Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 124 1960 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 39, p. 659, p. 730.
• Entomological news. [Philadelphia]American Entomological Society, 1925- url p. 153.
• IUCN Directory of Afrotropical Protected Areas IUCN, UNEP url p. 1021, p. 164.
• Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft. Jena, Gustav Fischer [etc.]. url p. 62.
• Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society. Manchester: The Society, 1888-1980. url p. 17.
• Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 215, p. 252, p. 592, p. 604, p. 613.
• Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and financial report of the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents for the year ending June 30. .. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1933-1965. url p. 133, p. 144, p. 160.
• Revue méthodique et critique des collections déposées dans cet établissement. Leyden, Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. url p. 203, p. 46.
• Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 59 1913 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. url , p. 1.
• South African mammals. A short manual for the use of field naturalists, sportsmen and travellers. London: H.F. & G. Witherby, 1920. url p. 91.
• South African mammals; a short manual for the use of field naturalists, sportsmen and travellers. London, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1920. url .
• The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology being a continuation of the Annals combined with Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History. London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. url p. 388, p. 457.
• The Great Basin naturalist. 36 1976 Provo, Utah: M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, 1939-1999. url figs. 82-83, page 164.
• The families and genera of living rodents / by J.R. Ellerman; with a list of named forms (1758-1936) by R.W. Hayman and G.W.C.Holt. London: British Museum, 1940. url p. 610.
• The mammals of South Africa / by W.L. Sclater. .. London: R.H. Porter, 1900-01. url , p. 11, p. 13, p. 14, p. 15.
• The natural history of South Africa. .. London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1919-20. url , , , .
• Zoologist. London.1843-1916 url p. 149, p. 4504.

Notes

Contributors

• Baxter, R. 2004. Graphiurus murinus. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
• Baxter, R. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
• Baxter, R. 2008. Graphiurus murinus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

• BeBIF Provider: African Rodentia
• Field Museum: Mammal specimens
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science: Mammal specimens
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
• Royal Ontario Museum: Mammal specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 108825
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-584959
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 584959
• IUCN ID: 212088
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 5645

Footnotes

1. Mean = 867.790 meters (2,847.080 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,387.120 based on 168 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
2. Baxter, R. 2008. Graphiurus murinus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]

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