| Walter Verheyen's African dormouse | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Gliridae |
| Genus: | Graphiurus |
| Species: | G. walterverheyeni |
| Binomial name | |
| Graphiurus walterverheyeni Holden & Levine, 2009 [2] | |
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Walter Verheyen's African dormouse [3] (Graphiurus walterverheyeni) is a monotypic [3] species of rodent in the family Gliridae. From the Central Congolian lowland forests [1] ecoregion in the central Congo Basin, it has been found in west-central Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the vicinity of the Lukenie River and of Wafania, near the left bank of the Luilaka River. [3] Although not found in immediate association, Lorraine's dormouse (Graphiurus lorraineus) and the short-eared African dormouse (Graphiurus surdus) are understood to be "broadly sympatric". [2] Most closely resembling Jentink's dormouse (Graphiurus crassicaudatus), it differs from this species both in its much smaller size and in its relative proportions. [2] On the IUCN Red List, its conservation status has been assessed as Data Deficient. [1]