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Bush Squirrels
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Bush Squirrels

Paraxerus

The African bush squirrels are a genus, Paraxerus, squirrels of the subfamily Xerinae. They are only found in Africa. The 11 species in this genus are:

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11 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 11 known species

Smith's Bush Squirrel

speciesParaxerus cepapi

Ochre Bush Squirrel

speciesParaxerus ochraceus

Red Bush Squirrel

speciesParaxerus palliatus

Boehm's Bush Squirrel

speciesParaxerus boehmi

Alexander's Bush Squirrel

speciesParaxerus alexandri

Green Bush Squirrel

speciesParaxerus poensis

Striped Bush Squirrel

speciesParaxerus flavovittis

Swynnerton's Bush Squirrel

speciesParaxerus vexillarius

Black-and-red Bush Squirrel

speciesParaxerus lucifer

Cooper's Mountain Squirrel

speciesParaxerus cooperi

Vincent's Bush Squirrel

speciesParaxerus vincenti

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 46105.