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Graphiurus monardi (St. Leger, 1936)

Monard's African Dormouse

Authority citation: St. Leger, J. 1936-04-01. Mammals from Angola, including a new species of Claviglis and a new race of Zelotomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10)17(100):464-472.

Authority publication link: https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933608655142

Original name as described: Claviglis monardi

Nominal names: monardi (St. Leger, 1936) | schoutedeni Frechkop, 1947


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Gliridae -- Subfamily: Graphiurinae

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1935.3.20.1

Type locality: Kioko, 1250 m, 15 km above Dala, Tyihumbwe (Chiumbe) River, NE Angola.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Angola (AGO) | Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) | Zambia (ZMB)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status:


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