Graphiurus christyi

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	GLIRIDAE

Scientific Name:

Graphiurus christyi

Species Authority

Dollman, 1914

Common Name/s:

English

–

Christy's Dormouse

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Grubb, P. & Schlitter, D.

Evaluator/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern because, although it is seldom recorded, it occurs in an area of extensive, suitable habitat which appears not to be under significant immediate threat, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

History:

2004	–	Data Deficient (IUCN 2004)
1996	–	Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	A species is apparently known only from northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with an isolated population present in southern Cameroon.
Countries:	Native: Cameroon; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	The abundance, population size and trends for this species are not known.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This little-known species is associated with lowland tropical moist forest. It is not known if it can persist in secondary or degraded habitats.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known, however, it has been recorded over a wide area of seemingly suitable habitat.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known, however, it has been recorded over a wide area of seemingly suitable habitat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, natural history, and threats to this species.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, natural history, and threats to this species.

Citation:	Grubb, P. & Schlitter, D. 2008. Graphiurus christyi. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 November 2008.
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