Record details

:   14920
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2431CD
Observer:   Kennedy D.; Photographs and information courtesy Graham Kennedy
Date of record:   2015-07-27
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Need help with this one - can't be more precise than the genus. Here is the story of this particular record: "He/she was behind the microwave this morning and I tried to catch him/her in a Tupperware but he escaped and ran up my arm and then just sat chilling on my elbow." A pair which had been living in the house were captured and released the previous week. It is not known if this is one of the pair which had returned to the house.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   127730
Species name:   Graphiurus (Graphiurus) murinus
Common name:   Forest African Dormouse -- Woodland Dormouse
Family:   Gliridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Dormouse Graphiurus sp.
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-14920
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2015-08-10 11:45:16
Species name:   Graphiurus (Graphiurus) murinus -- Forest African Dormouse; Woodland Dormouse
Species code:   127730

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