Paraxerus vincenti

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: Paraxerus vincenti
Name

Paraxerus vincenti Hayman, 1950
References

IUCN: Paraxerus vincenti Hayman, 1950 (Endangered)
Paraxerus vincenti 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.

Vernacular names
English: Vincent's bush squirrel

Vincent's bush squirrel (Paraxerus vincenti) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae, named in honour of Jack Vincent. It is endemic to Mozambique. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and it is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References

Kerbis Peterhans, J. (2008). "Paraxerus vincenti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.

Further reading
Thorington, Jr., Richard W.; Schennum, Chad E. (2013). "Paraxerus vincenti Vincent's Bush Squirrel (Selinda Mountain Squirrel)". In Happold, David (ed.). Rodents, Hares and Rabbits. Mammals of Africa. Vol. 3. London: Bloomsbury. pp. 88–89.
Viljoen, S. (1989). "Taxonomy and historical zoogeography of the red squirrel, Paraxerus palliatus (Peters, 1852) in the Southern African subregion (Rodentia: Sciuridae)". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 35 (2): 49–60. hdl:10520/AJA00411752_110.
Hayman, R.W. (1950). "Two new African squirrels". Journal of Natural History. Ser. 12. 3 (27): 262–264. doi:10.1080/00222935008654713.