The Protoxerini comprise a tribe of squirrels found in Africa. The 30 species in six genera are:[1]
- Epixerus (monotypic) - Ebian's palm squirrel
- Funisciurus (nine species) - African striped squirrels
- Heliosciurus (six species) - sun squirrels
- Myosciurus (monotypic) - African pygmy squirrel
- Paraxerus (11 species) - African bush squirrels
- Protoxerus (two species) - African giant squirrels
Protoxerini | |
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Gambian sun squirrel (Heliosciurus gambianus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Subfamily: | Xerinae |
Tribe: | Protoxerini Moore, 1959 |
Genera | |
Epixerus |
References
edit- ^ Thorington, R. W. and R. S. Hoffmann. 2005. Family Sciuridae. Pp 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.