Swynnerton's bush squirrel

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Swynnerton's bush squirrel

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Paraxerus
Species:
P. vexillarius
Binomial name
Paraxerus vexillarius
(Kershaw, 1923)
Subspecies[2]
  • P. v. vexillarius
  • P. v. byatti

Swynnerton's bush squirrel or Svynnerton's bush squirrel, Paraxerus vexillarius, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References[]

  1. ^ Dando, T. & Kennerley, R. 2019. (2019). "Paraxerus vexillarius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T16202A22242766.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). 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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