| Protoxerini | |
|---|---|
| Heliosciurus gambianus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily: | Xerinae |
| Tribe: | Protoxerini Moore, 1959 |
| Genera | |
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Epixerus |
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Protoxerini is a tribe of squirrels found in Africa. There are thirty species in six genera.
Epixerus (monotypic)
Funisciurus (9 species)
Heliosciurus (6 species)
Myosciurus (monotypic)
Paraxerus (11 species)
Protoxerus (2 species)