African bush squirrel
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| African bush squirrels Fossil range: Recent |
||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
| Species | ||||||||||||||||
|
African bush squirrels (genus Paraxerus) form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Xerinae. They are only found in Africa.
There are 11 species in this genus:
- Smith's Bush Squirrel, Paraxerus cepapi
- African Red Bush Squirrel, Paraxerus luciferus
- Alexander's Bush Squirrel, Paraxerus alexandri
- Boehm's Bush Squirrel, Paraxerus boehmi
- Cooper's Green Squirrel, Paraxerus cooperi
- Fernando Po Squirrel, Paraxerus poensis
- Huet's Bush Squirrel, Paraxerus ochraceus
- Red Bush Squirrel, Paraxerus palliatus
- Striped Bush Squirrel, Paraxerus flavovittis
- Swynnerton's Bush Squirrel, Paraxerus vexillarius
- Vincent's Bush Squirrel, Paraxerus vincenti
[edit] References
 |
This Sciuridae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
