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Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Rodentia | Gliridae |
Scientific Name: | Graphiurus rupicola (Thomas & Hinton, 1925) | |||
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Taxonomic Notes: | Will be transferred to family Gliridae. |
Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
Year Published: | 2016 |
Date Assessed: | 2016-01-22 |
Assessor(s): | Schlitter, D. |
Reviewer(s): | Amori, G. |
Contributor(s): | Coetzee, N. |
Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its relatively wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. |
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Range Description: | This little-known species is largely distributed in Namibia and South Africa, in a narrow strip from Karibib and Mount Brukaros in Namibia south to Port Nolloth and Eenriet in South Africa. There is a single possible record from central Angola. |
Countries occurrence: | Native: Namibia; South Africa |
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Population: | It is fairly abundant among rocky hills around Karibib (Shortridge 1934). | ||
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Habitat and Ecology: | Shortridge (1934) refers to this species as a nocturnal rock dormouse, inhabiting mountainous and entirely treeless situations. |
Systems: | Terrestrial |
Generation Length (years): | 2-3 |
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Major Threat(s): | There are no known major threats to the species. |
Conservation Actions: | This species is present in several protected areas. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, general ecology and threats to this little-known species. The relationship of this species to G. angolensis requires investigation. |
Citation: | Schlitter, D. 2016. Graphiurus rupicola. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T9492A22220235. . Downloaded on 19 April 2018. |
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