Paraxerus lucifer
(O. Thomas, 1897)
Black-and-red Bush Squirrel
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Sciuromorpha |
Family | : Sciuridae |
Subfamily | : Xerinae |
Tribe | : Protoxerini |
Genus | : Paraxerus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1897-10. Exhibition of small mammals collected by Mr. Alexander Whyte during his expedition to the Nyika plateau and Masuka Mountains, NR Nyasa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1897(3):430-436.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30987615Original name as described
Xerus (Paraxerus) lucifer
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1897.10.1.80
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/535d2857-f1e4-4031-be0a-113f7429af66Type locality
"Misuku Mts, Kombe Forest, Malawi."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Tanzania · Malawi · Zambia?
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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