Swynnerton's bush squirrel

Swynnerton's 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. vexillarius
Binomial name
Paraxerus vexillarius (Kershaw, 1923)
Subspecies [2]
P. v. vexillarius P. v. byatti

Swynnerton's bush squirrel (Paraxerus vexillarius), also known as Svynnerton's bush squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

1. Dando, T.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Paraxerus vexillarius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T16202A22242766. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T16202A22242766.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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.