Ochre bush squirrel

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Ochre bush squirrel
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Domain: Eukaryota
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.

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References

  1. Grubb, P. (2008). "Paraxerus ochraceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  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.