Swynnerton's bush squirrel
| Swynnerton's bush squirrel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Paraxerus |
| Species: | P. vexillarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraxerus vexillarius (Kershaw, 1923) | |
| Subspecies[2] | |
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Swynnerton's bush squirrel or Svynnerton's bush squirrel, Paraxerus vexillarius, is a species of rodents in the family Sciuridae endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Grubb, P. (2008). Paraxerus vexillarius. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ↑ Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 26158608.
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