Neha Patil (Editor)

Jentink's dormouse

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Rodentia

Genus
  
Graphiurus

Higher classification
  
Graphiurus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Gliridae

Scientific name
  
Graphiurus crassicaudatus

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Graphiurus, Spectacled dormouse, Dormouse, Setzer's mouse‑tailed dormouse, Maghreb garden dormouse

Jentink's dormouse (Graphiurus crassicaudatus) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Togo, and possibly Benin, Equatorial Guinea, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical, moist lowland forests.

References

Jentink's dormouse Wikipedia