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Sun Squirrels
Heliosciurus
Sun squirrels (genus Heliosciurus), form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Xerinae and the tribe Protoxerini. They are only found in sub-Saharan Africa.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Gambian Sun Squirrel
speciesHeliosciurus gambianus
Red-legged Sun Squirrel
speciesHeliosciurus rufobrachium
Zanj Sun Squirrel
speciesHeliosciurus undulatus
Mutable Sun Squirrel
speciesHeliosciurus mutabilis
Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel
speciesHeliosciurus ruwenzorii
Small Sun Squirrel
speciesHeliosciurus punctatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 46190.