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Graphiurus surdus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA RODENTIA GLIRIDAE

Scientific Name: Graphiurus surdus
Species Authority Dollman, 1912
Common Name/s:
English – Silent Dormouse

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2008
Assessor/s Schlitter, D.
Evaluator/s: Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing uncertainty as to its extent of occurrence, natural history, threats and conservation status.
History:
2004 – Data Deficient (IUCN 2004)
2002 – Data Deficient (IUCN 2002)
1996 – Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This Central African species has been recorded from southern Cameroon (south of the Sanaga River), Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni), and Gabon (Belinga 1.09 N; 13.12 E). There are also two records from central Democratic Republic of Congo (Inkongo 4.55 S; 23.15 E; Masako 0.36 N; 25.13 E). Additional survey work will probably reveal the distribution of this species to be more continuous.
Countries:
Native:
Cameroon; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: It is known only from around 20 museum specimens.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This species is associated with lowland tropical moist forest. Few additional details are available concerning the species natural history.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The threats to this species are not known. It is not known if the species can persist in modified or degraded habitats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is possibly present in several protected areas. Additional studies are needed into the taxonomy, distribution, abundance, general ecology and threats to this little-known species.
Citation: Schlitter, D. 2008. Graphiurus surdus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 November 2008.
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