Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Ordo: Rodentiaa
Subordo: Sciuromorpha
Familia: Sciuridae
Subfamilia: Xerinae
Tribus: Protoxerini
Genus: Paraxerus
Species: P. alexandri - P. boehmi - P. cepapi - P. cooperi - P. flavovittis - P. lucifer - P. ochraceus - P. palliatus - P. poensis - P. vexillarius - P. vincenti
Name
Paraxerus (Forsyth Major, 1893)
Vernacular names
English: Bush Squirrels
References
Paraxerus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
The African bush squirrels are a genus of squirrels, Paraxerus, in the subfamily Xerinae.[1] They are only found in Africa. The 11 species in this genus are:
Alexander's bush squirrel (P. alexandri)
Boehm's bush squirrel (P. boehmi)
Smith's bush squirrel (P. cepapi)
Cooper's mountain squirrel (P. cooperi)
Striped bush squirrel (P. flavovittis)
Black and red bush squirrel (P. lucifer)
Ochre bush squirrel (P. ochraceus)
Red bush squirrel (P. palliatus)
Green bush squirrel (P. poensis)
Swynnerton's bush squirrel (P. vexillarius)
Vincent's bush squirrel (P. vincenti)
References
Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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