Paraxerus ochraceus
(Huet, 1880)
Ochre 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
Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, ser. 2, vol. 3, 154
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36856720Original name as described
Sciurus ochraceus
Type material
MNHN 1877-619
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Bagamoyo, Tanzania."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Kenya · Tanzania
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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