Green bush squirrel
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Species of rodent
| Green bush squirrel | |
|---|---|
| Paraxerus poensis at Mount Cameroon | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Paraxerus |
| Species: | P. poensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Paraxerus poensis (A. Smith, 1830)
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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
[edit ]Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and plantations.
References
[edit ]- ^ Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Paraxerus poensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T16211A115132527. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16211A22243185.en . Retrieved 21 February 2025.
