Forest Giant Squirrel
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Protoxerus stangeri (Waterhouse, 1842) |
The Forest Giant Squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations.
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- Grubb, P. 2004. Protoxerus stangeri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.