sun squirrel, Heliosciurus gambianus Mutable sun squirrel, Heliosciurus mutabilis Small sun squirrel, Heliosciurus punctatus Red-legged sun squirrel,...
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The mutable sun squirrel (Heliosciurus mutabilis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia,...
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family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squirrels are indigenous to...
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The Cape ground squirrel or South African ground squirrel (Geosciurus inauris) is found in most of the drier parts of southern Africa from South Africa...
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The striped ground squirrel (Euxerus erythropus) is a species of squirrel native to Africa. It was first described by Geoffroy in 1803, but the binomial...
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Smith's bush squirrel (Paraxerus cepapi), also known as the yellow-footed squirrel or tree squirrel, is an African bush squirrel which is native to woodlands...
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Xerini (redirect from African ground squirrel)
ground squirrels occurring in Africa and Asia. With the tribes Marmotini (Holarctic ground squirrels) and Protoxerini (African tree squirrels), they form...
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The Barbary ground squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus Atlantoxerus. It is...
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red-legged sun squirrel (Heliosciurus rufobrachium) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae, also commonly known as the isabelline red-legged sun squirrel...
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The Zanj sun squirrel (Heliosciurus undulatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in eastern Africa. The Zanj sun squirrel is a large...
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The African pygmy squirrel (Myosciurus pumilio) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus Myosciurus. It is found...
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also known as the Kaoko ground squirrel or the Damara ground squirrel. It is the closest relative of the Cape ground squirrel (Latin name Geosciurus inauris)...
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The unstriped ground squirrel (Xerus rutilus) is a species of rodent (order Rodentia) in the family Sciuridae. It is the only member of the genus Xerus...
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Epixerus ebii, also known as Ebian's palm squirrel, Temminck's giant squirrel, or the western palm squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae...
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The Gambian sun squirrel (Heliosciurus gambianus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African...
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The forest giant squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri) or Stanger's squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon...
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The red bush squirrel or red-bellied coast squirrel (Paraxerus palliatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae, which is found in bush and forest...
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The long-clawed ground squirrel (Spermophilopsis leptodactylus) is a squirrel species native to grasslands and deserts in northeastern Iran, Tajikistan...
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African striped squirrels (genus Funisciurus), or rope squirrels, form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Xerinae and the tribe Protoxerini. They...
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The Ruwenzori sun squirrel (Heliosciurus ruwenzorii) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the...
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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...
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Thomas's rope squirrel or redless tree squirrel (Funisciurus anerythrus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon...
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Heliosciurus mutabilis - mutable sun squirrel Heliosciurus punctatus - Small sun squirrel Heliosciurus rufobrachium - red-legged sun squirrel Heliosciurus ruwenzorii...
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The Kintampo rope squirrel (Funisciurus substriatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana...
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Xerinae (category Squirrel stubs)
other Holarctic ground squirrels), Xerini (African and some Eurasian ground squirrels), and Protoxerini (African tree squirrels). The Xerinae first originated...
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The Lady Burton's rope squirrel (Funisciurus isabella) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic...
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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...
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Alexander's bush squirrel (Paraxerus alexandri) is a species of squirrel native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. It is arboreal and...
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The Lunda rope squirrel (Funisciurus bayonii) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo...
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The slender-tailed squirrel (Protoxerus aubinnii) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone...
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