Green bush squirrel
| Green bush squirrel | |
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| Paraxerus poensis at Mount Cameroon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Paraxerus |
| Species: | P. poensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Paraxerus poensis (A. Smith, 1830)
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The green bush squirrel (Paraxerus poensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
Geographical distribution[]
It is found in Benin, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
Habitat[]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and plantations.
References[]
- ^ Grubb, P. & Ekué, M. R. M. (2008). "Paraxerus poensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
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