Nagtglas's African dormouse

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Nagtglas's African dormouse
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Gliridae
Genus: Graphiurus
Species:
G. nagtglasii
Binomial name
Graphiurus nagtglasii
Jentink, 1888
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Skeleton of Nagtglas's African dormouse at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Graphiurus hueti 0zz.jpg
Skeleton of Nagtglas’s African dormouse at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

The Nagtglas's African dormouse (Graphiurus nagtglasii) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and possibly Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical, moist, lowland forests. The rodent is named after Cornelis Nagtglas.

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