Rock dormouse

The rock dormouse (Graphiurus platyops) is a species of rodent in the Gliridae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Rock Dormouse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Gliridae
Genus:	Graphiurus
Species:	G. platyops
Binomial name
Graphiurus platyops Thomas, 1897

References

• Grubb, P. 2004. Graphiurus platyops Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
• Holden, M. E.. 2005. Family Gliridae. Pp. 819-841 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.