Ochre bush squirrel

      Ochre Bush Squirrel
      Conservation status
      Scientific classification
      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 Sciuridae family. It is found in Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

      References

      1. ^ Grubb, P. (2008). Paraxerus ochraceus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 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. 
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