Small sun squirrel

Small sun squirrel [1]
Kakum National Park, Ghana
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Heliosciurus
Species:	H. punctatus
Binomial name
Heliosciurus punctatus (Temminck, 1853)
Subspecies
Heliosciurus punctatus punctatus Heliosciurus punctatus savannius

The small sun squirrel (Heliosciurus punctatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and possibly Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

1. 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.
2. Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R.; Koprowski, J. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Heliosciurus punctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T9832A115094941. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T9832A22260126.en . Retrieved 4 August 2025.