Graphiurus (Graphiurus) monardi St. Leger 1936

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Gliridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 819-840 : 826

Graphiurus (Graphiurus) monardi St. Leger 1936

Graphiurus (Graphiurus) monardi St. Leger 1936 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 10, 17: 465.

Type Locality: Angola, Tyihumbwe (Chiumbe) River, 15 km above Dala, Kioko, 1250 m (see Hill and Carter, 1941) .

Vernacular Names: Monard's African Dormouse.

Synonyms: Graphiurus (Graphiurus) schoutedeni Frechkop 1947 .

Distribution: NE Angola ( Hayman, 1963 b), NW Zambia ( Ansell, 1978), and S Dem. Rep. Congo; limits unknown.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Graphiurus . G. M. Allen (1939) listed monardi as a subspecies of G. hueti (= nagtglasii ; see that account), an arrangement followed by Genest-Villard (1978). Ellerman et al. (1953) correctly stated that monardi has no close affinity with G. hueti and provided a detailed description and comparison of cranial and external characters, which I was able to verify, that clearly distinguish the two. Schouteden (1948) listed a specimen of G. ocularis from Dilolo, Dem. Rep. Congo. I examined the Dilolo specimens (in MRAC). Although certainly not representative of G. ocularis , these individuals are difficult to identify. Their pelage is similar to that of G. rupicola , yet the skulls resemble G. monardi . Photographs of live animal given by Hayman (1963 b). Reviewed by Rossolimo et al. (2001) and Holden (In Press).