Biology:Ochre bush squirrel

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Short description: Species of rodent

Ochre bush squirrel
Ochre Bush Squirrel.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Paraxerus
Species:
P. ochraceus
Binomial name
Paraxerus ochraceus
(Huet, 1880)
Subspecies[2]
  • P. o. ochraceus
  • P. o. affinis
  • P. o. animosus
  • P. o. aruscensis
  • P. o. electus
  • P. o. ganana
  • P. o. jacksoni
  • P. o. kahari

The ochre bush squirrel (Paraxerus ochraceus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

References

  1. Grubb, P. (2008). "Paraxerus ochraceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008. https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/16209/0. Retrieved 6 January 2009. 
  2. Thorington, R.W. Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. 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. https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=12400001. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1766080 entry