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:

African bush squirrels
Temporal range: Recent
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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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