Graphiurus
| African dormouse Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Recent | |
|---|---|
| African dormouse, Graphiurus sp. (murinus?) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Gliridae |
| Subfamily: | Graphiurinae Winge, 1887 |
| Genus: | Graphiurus Smuts, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Sciurus ocularis | |
| Species | |
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Graphiurus angolensis | |
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.
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