Forest African Dormouse
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Forest African Dormouse

Graphiurus murinus

Overview

Ngorongoro Conservation Area, the Okavango Delta and Arusha National Park are among the eight atlas places where the Forest African Dormouse is recorded. Its 306 records concentrate most frequently in Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Burundi and Congo - Kinshasa. This mammal, also known as Graphiurus murinus, appears in records across ten countries in total. It is also recorded in Mount Kenya and Ruaha national parks.

Records
306
Countries
10
Atlas places
8
Recorded in and around these atlas places

These are open occurrence records, so they show where people looked for and recorded the Forest African Dormouse as much as where it lives. Cells are up to 25 km across, and every location is generalised to its cell.

Where you'll find them

Generalised encounter areas, not exact locations. Each shape is a grid cell coloured by how likely the species is there.

  • Tanzania
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 167 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Malawi
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 28 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Burundi
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 27 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Kenya
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 54 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Congo - Kinshasa
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 20 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Uganda
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 4 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible
  • Angola
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 3 records · updated 40 days ago
    Uncommon
  • Rwanda
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 3 records · updated 40 days ago
    Uncommon
  • Botswana
    25 km zone · low confidence · 0 records · updated 40 days ago
    Rare
  • South Africa
    25 km zone · low confidence · 0 records · updated 40 days ago
    Rare

Conservation status not assessed here yet, so every location is generalised to its grid cell.

Photographs
1 of Forest African Dormouse