Walter Verheyen's African dormouse[3] (Graphiurus walterverheyeni) is a monotypic[3] species of rodent in the family Gliridae. From the Central Congolian lowland forests[1] 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]
| Walter Verheyen's African dormouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Gliridae |
| Genus: | Graphiurus |
| Species: | G. walterverheyeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Graphiurus walterverheyeni Holden & Levine, 2009[2]
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See also
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edit- ^ a b c "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Graphiurus walterverheyeni". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c 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.