Gambian Sun Squirrel
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Heliosciurus gambianus (Ogilby, 1835) |
The Gambian Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus gambianus) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is moist savanna.
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- Grubb, P. 2004. Heliosciurus gambianus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.