Christy's dormouse

Christy's dormouse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Gliridae
Genus:	Graphiurus
Species:	G. christyi
Binomial name
Graphiurus christyi Dollman, 1914

Christy's dormouse (Graphiurus christyi) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. It is found in Cameroon and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Etymology

The dormouse Graphiurus christyi was named after Cuthbert Christy. ^[1]

References

1. Dollman, Guy (1914). "Notes on mammals collected by Dr. Christy in the Congo and by Dr. Bayer in Uganda and British East Africa". Revue zoologique africaine. 4: 75–90. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.13888

• Grubb, P. & Schlitter, D. 2008. Graphiurus christyi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 August 2009.
• 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.