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MammalMAP:   25174
Province:   other
Country:   Malawi
Locus:   1534DD
Observer:   Brown Gary
Date of record:   2018-08-06
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
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
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-25174
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 25174 - photo: 1
VM-number: 25174 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Thick, bushy tail excludes the Family of Graphiurus platyops -- African Rock Dormouse
Date:   2018-08-16 06:39:14
Species name:   Graphiurus (Graphiurus) murinus -- Forest African Dormouse; Woodland Dormouse
Species code:   127730

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