THE DESERT DORMOUSE 



THE DESERT DORMOUSE 



(firafhiurus woosnami) 



The Desert Dormouse is a large and handsome 

 species closely allied to the Angola Dormouse 

 (G. angolensis), from which it is distinguished by 

 the pale greyish-white colour of the back. Its 

 description is as follows : the lower sides of the 

 face are white, the base of each hair being slate 

 and the tips white ; eyes surrounded with dark 

 rings ; fore and hind paws white ; under parts 

 whitish, tinged with buff, each hair being slaty 

 at the base and whitish at the tip. Tail long and 

 bushy, light grey in colour, each hair being dark 

 grey at the base and white at the tip. The extreme 

 end of the tail is pure white. 



The Desert Dormouse is an inhabitant of 

 Bechuanaland. 



DARLING'S DORMOUSE 



(Graphiurus platyops) 



The only place, so far, from which this species of 

 Dormouse has been recorded is Southern Rhodesia. 

 It is slightly larger than the Cape Dormouse 

 {Graphiurus murinus), but closely resembles it in 

 general appearance. It may be distinguished from 

 the Cape Dormouse by its tail-tip, which is white. 

 There are certain anatomical differences also. For 

 VOL. IV 8i 6 



