African bush squirrel

The African bush squirrels are a genus, Paraxerus, squirrels of the subfamily Xerinae. They are only found in Africa. The 11 species in this genus are:

• Alexander's bush squirrel, P. alexandri
• Boehm's bush squirrel, P. boehmi
• Smith's bush squirrel, P. cepapi
• Cooper's mountain squirrel, P. cooperi
• Striped bush squirrel, P. flavovittis
• Black and red bush squirrel, P. lucifer
• Ochre bush squirrel, P. ochraceus
• Red bush squirrel, P. palliatus
• Green bush squirrel, P. poensis
• Swynnerton's bush squirrel, P. vexillarius
• Vincent's bush squirrel, P. vincenti

African bush squirrels Temporal range: Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Smith's bush squirrel (P. cepapi)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Tribe:	Protoxerini
Genus:	Paraxerus Forsyth Major, 1893
Species
Paraxerus cepapi Paraxerus lucifer Paraxerus alexandri Paraxerus boehmi Paraxerus cooperi Paraxerus poensis Paraxerus ochraceus Paraxerus palliatus Paraxerus flavovittis Paraxerus vexillarius Paraxerus vincenti

References

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