Biology:Green bush squirrel
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Short description: Species of rodent
| Green bush squirrel | |
|---|---|
| Paraxerus poensis at Mount Cameroon | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Paraxerus |
| Species: | P. poensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Paraxerus poensis (A. Smith, 1830)
| |
The green bush squirrel (Paraxerus poensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and plantations.
References
- ↑ Cassola, F. (2016). "Paraxerus poensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16211A22243185.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16211/22243185. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
Wikidata ☰ Q1763005 entry
