Taxonomy Profile: Graphiurus lorraineus (Dollman 1910)

Graphiurus lorraineus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Graphiurus spurrelli
Dollman 1912
Common Name(s):
Lorraine's African Dormouse []
Lorrain Dormouse []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Graphiurus lorraineus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
squirrels |
Family : Gliridae
Dormice |
Subfamily : Graphiurinae
Genus : Graphiurus
African Dormice |
Species : Graphiurus lorraineus
Lorraine's African Dormouse |
Lorrain Dormouse |
Graphiurus lorraineus Direct Children(s):
Graphiurus lorraineus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Mary Ellen Holden
Notes:
Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10023
Reference for:
Graphiurus lorraineus
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Graphiurus lorraineus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Graphiurus lorraineus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Family Gliridae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
819-841
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Graphiurus lorraineus
Graphiurus lorraineus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Graphiurus lorraineus: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Graphiurus. Schlitter et al. (1985) discussed The Gambia specimens (identified by them as G. lorraineus) and their possible synonymy with G. coupeii (Cuvier, 1822) described from Senegal. Following Schlitter et al. (1985), Holden (1993) tentatively included 'perhaps Gambia' in the distribution of G. lorraineus, but the Gambia specimens have been reidentified as G. kelleni (cf. parvus) (Grubb et al., 1998)