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--> FAMILY Sciuridae
--> SUBFAMILY Xerinae
--> TRIBE Protoxerini
--> GENUS Paraxerus
SPECIES Paraxerus palliatus
| Author: | Peters, 1852. | | Citation: | Bericht Verhandl. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., Berlin, 17: 273. | | Common Name: | Red Bush Squirrel | | Type Locality: | Mozambique, mainland near Mocambique Isl "Africa orientalis, Quintangonha, 15° Lat. Austr." | | Distribution: | S Somalia, E Kenya, E Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa). | | Status: | IUCN – Vulnerable. | | Comments: | Kingdon (1974b) recognized three subspecies in the northern part of the range, Viljoen (1989) recognized four in the southern part. |
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