Ochre bush squirrel

Ochre bush squirrel
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Paraxerus
Species:	P. ochraceus
Binomial name
Paraxerus ochraceus (Huet, 1880)
Subspecies [2]
P. o. ochraceus P. o. affinis P. o. animosus P. o. aruscensis P. o. electus P. o. ganana P. o. jacksoni P. o. kahari

The ochre bush squirrel (Paraxerus ochraceus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

References

1. Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Paraxerus ochraceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T16209A115132234. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16209A22243451.en . Retrieved 8 June 2025.
2. Thorington, R.W. Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN   0-8018-8221-4. OCLC   26158608.