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Walter Verheyen's African dormouse

Walter Verheyen's African dormouse is a monotypic species of rodent in the family Gliridae. From the Central Congolian lowland forests ecoregion in the central Congo Basin, it has been found in west-central Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the vicinity of the Lukenie River and of Wafania, near the left bank of the Luilaka River. Although not found in immediate association, Lorraine's dormouse and the short-eared African dormouse are understood to be "broadly sympatric". Most closely resembling Jentink's dormouse, it differs from this species both in its much smaller size and in its relative proportions. On the IUCN Red List, its conservation status has been assessed as Data Deficient.

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Walter Verheyen's African dormouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Gliridae
Genus: Graphiurus
Species:
G. walterverheyeni
Binomial name
Graphiurus walterverheyeni
Holden & Levine, 20092

Walter Verheyen's African dormouse3 (Graphiurus walterverheyeni) is a monotypic3 species of rodent in the family Gliridae. From the Central Congolian lowland forests1 ecoregion in the central Congo Basin, it has been found in west-central Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the vicinity of the Lukenie River and of Wafania, near the left bank of the Luilaka River.3 Although not found in immediate association, Lorraine's dormouse (Graphiurus lorraineus) and the short-eared African dormouse (Graphiurus surdus) are understood to be "broadly sympatric".2 Most closely resembling Jentink's dormouse (Graphiurus crassicaudatus), it differs from this species both in its much smaller size and in its relative proportions.2 On the IUCN Red List, its conservation status has been assessed as Data Deficient.1

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  1. "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Graphiurus walterverheyeni". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. Holden, Mary Ellen; Levine, Rebecca S (2009). "Chapter 9. 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. doi:10.1206/582-9.1. S2CID 85409018.
  3. Wilson, D. E.; Mittermeier, R. A., eds. (2016). "GLIRIDAE (Dormice)". Handbook of the Mammals of the World VI: Lagomorphs and Rodents I. Lynx Edicions. pp. 866, 868. ISBN 978-8494189234.