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title: "Woodland Dormouse"
description: "Graphiurus murinus — Mammals. The woodland dormouse (Graphiurus murinus) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/woodland-dormouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Woodland Dormouse

> Graphiurus murinus — Mammals. The woodland dormouse (Graphiurus murinus) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae.

- Scientific name: *Graphiurus murinus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 185
- Wikidata: [Q1761632](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1761632)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45848](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45848)

## Names

- en: Woodland Dormouse
- de: Afrikanischer Waldbilch
- fr: Graphiure de savanne
- nl: Penseelstaartslaapmuis

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (80), KE (10), BW (8), ZW (8), TZ (3)

## Summary

The woodland dormouse (Graphiurus murinus) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. 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. Found in limited numbers in the pet trade, it has complicated care requirements compared to other pet rodents. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical, moist montane forests and rivers.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodland_dormouse

## Photo

![Woodland Dormouse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/woodland-dormouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25721513

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/woodland-dormouse?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).