Kellen's dormouse
Kellen's dormouse (Graphiurus kelleni) is a species of rodent in the Gliridae family. It is native to Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and moist and dry savanna.
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| Graphiurus kelleni (Reuvens, 1890) | |
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References
- Holden, M. E.. 2005. Family Gliridae. Pp. 819-841 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- Schlitter, D. & Grubb, P. 2008. Graphiurus kelleni Archived 6 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. accessed on 18 August 2009.
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