Black And Red Bush Squirrel

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Black And Red Bush Squirrel
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Genus: Paraxerus Species: P. lucifer
Binomial name
Paraxerus lucifer (Thomas, 1897)

The Black And Red Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus lucifer) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It occurs in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

[edit] Source

• Grubb, P. 2004. Paraxerus lucifer. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.