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The woodland dormouse (Graphiurus murinus) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. [2] It is native to southern and eastern Africa and is also known as the African dormouse , African dwarf dormouse , African pygmy dormouse , or colloquially as micro squirrel .
The Romans used a special kind of enclosure, a glirarium, to raise and fatten dormice for the table. [7] It is still considered a delicacy in Slovenia and in several places in Croatia, namely Lika, and the islands of Hvar and Brač. [8] [9] Dormouse fat was believed by the Elizabethans to induce sleep since the animal put on fat before ...
The African dormice (genus Graphiurus) are dormice that live throughout sub-Saharan Africa in a variety of habitats. They are very agile climbers and have bushy tails. They primarily eat invertebrates, with other components of their diet including small vertebrates, [2] fruit, nuts and eggs. [3]
African Pygmy" is used for disambiguation from "Asiatic Pygmy", a name applied to the Negrito populations of Southeast Asia. Dembner (1996) reported a universal "disdain for the term 'pygmy ' " among the Pygmy peoples of Central Africa: the term is considered a pejorative, and people prefer to be referred to by the name of their respective ...
Tiny rare dormice underwent a health check as the ZSL London Zoo prepares to release them into the wild in an effort to reintroduce the species once common across England and Wales. Each British ...
Family: Gliridae (dormice) Subfamily: Graphiurinae. Genus: Graphiurus. Christy's dormouse, Graphiurus christyi DD; Jentink's dormouse, Graphiurus crassicaudatus DD; Lorrain dormouse, Graphiurus lorraineus LC; Nagtglas's African dormouse, Graphiurus nagtglasii LC; Kellen's dormouse, Graphiurus kelleni DD; Silent dormouse, Graphiurus surdus DD ...
The African pygmy mouse (Mus minutoides) is one of the smallest rodents.It is widespread within sub-Saharan Africa, and is kept as a pet in other parts of the world. Like the common and widely introduced european house mouse, it is a member of the enormous superfamily Muroidea, which includes over 1000 different species.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Tanzania.Of the mammal species in Tanzania, 2 are critically endangered, 13 are endangered, 19 are vulnerable, and 17 are near threatened.