Graphiurus angolensis

de Winton, 1897

Angolan African Dormouse

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Sciuromorpha
Family: Gliridae
Subfamily: Graphiurinae
Genus: Graphiurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

de Winton, W.E. 1897-08-31. On a collection of rodents from Angola. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)20(117):320-324.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415300

Original name as described

Graphiurus angolensis

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1892.1.9.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/78259a43-f789-411b-a6e5-b79345007241

Type locality

Caconda, Huila Plateau, south-western Angola.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Zambia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001507

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 8 names and synonyms.

Graphiurus angolensis

de Winton, 1897

Family

Gliridae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1892.1.9.9

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Caconda, Angola

Type locality

Angola: 13°47′S, 15°8′E.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/78259a43-f789-411b-a6e5-b79345007241

Authority page

320

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415300

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:351, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)
Happold (2013:110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:841) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #44915) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #44915) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44915/22221854) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Graphiurus parvulus

Monard, 1933

Family

Gliridae

Root name

parvulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 906.24

Type kind

syntypes

Original type locality

du Rio Mbalé, du Tumbolé et de Vila da Ponte

Type locality

Angola.

Authority page

54

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société neuchâteloise des sciences naturelles

Name usages

Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Claviglis woosnami dasilvai

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Gliridae

Root name

dasilvai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 8010

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Ondjiwa (Villa Pereira de Ca) Southern Angola

Type locality

Angola.

Authority page

238

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1938:238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17642)
Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)

Gliriscus angolensis:

G. M. Allen, 1939

Family

Gliridae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

312

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782209

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Allen (1939:312, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

Gliriscus angolensis angolensis:

G. M. Allen, 1939

Family

Gliridae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

312

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782209

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Allen (1939:312, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

Claviglis parvulus:

G. M. Allen, 1939

Family

Gliridae

Root name

parvulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

310

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782207

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Allen (1939:310, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Hill & Carter (1941:79) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)

Claviglis angolensis:

J. Eric Hill & T. D. Carter, 1941

Family

Gliridae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

78

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Hill & Carter (1941:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)

Graphiurus (Claviglis) platyops angolensis:

Hayman, 1963

Family

Gliridae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

122

Authority publication

Publicações culturais, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola

Name usages

Hayman (1963:122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)

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