Vincent's bush squirrel

Vincent's bush squirrel
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Paraxerus
Species:	P. vincenti
Binomial name
Paraxerus vincenti Hayman, 1950

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. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and it is threatened by habitat loss. ^[1]

References

1. Kennerley, R.; Kerbis Peterhans, J. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Paraxerus vincenti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T16212A115132722. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16212A22243323.en . Retrieved 13 December 2025.

Further reading

• Thorington, Jr., Richard W.; Schennum, Chad E. (2013). "Paraxerus vincenti Vincent's Bush Squirrel (Selinda Mountain Squirrel)". In Happold, David (ed.). Rodents, Hares and Rabbits. Mammals of Africa. Vol. 3. London: Bloomsbury. pp. 88–89.
• Viljoen, S. (1989). "Taxonomy and historical zoogeography of the red squirrel, Paraxerus palliatus (Peters, 1852) in the Southern African subregion (Rodentia: Sciuridae)". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 35 (2): 49–60. hdl: 10520/AJA00411752_110 .
• Hayman, R.W. (1950). "Two new African squirrels". Journal of Natural History. Ser. 12. 3 (27): 262–264. doi:10.1080/00222935008654713.