Heliosciurus

6 species

The list of species of Heliosciurus genus

Sun squirrels (genus Heliosciurus), form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Xerinae and the tribe Protoxerini. They are only found in sub-Saharan Africa.

Either the habit of basking in the sun on tree branches or the tail being commonly used as a sunshade gave this group its common name.

Sun squirrels have been implicated in the spread of human monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Gambian sun squirrel, Heliosciurus gambianus
Mutable sun squirrel, Heliosciurus mutabilis
Small sun squirrel, Heliosciurus punctatus
Red-legged sun squirrel, Heliosciurus rufobrachium
Ruwenzori sun squirrel, Heliosciurus ruwenzorii
Zanj sun squirrel, Heliosciurus undulatus

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The list of species of Heliosciurus genus

Sun squirrels (genus Heliosciurus), form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Xerinae and the tribe Protoxerini. They are only found in sub-Saharan Africa.

Either the habit of basking in the sun on tree branches or the tail being commonly used as a sunshade gave this group its common name.

Sun squirrels have been implicated in the spread of human monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Gambian sun squirrel, Heliosciurus gambianus
Mutable sun squirrel, Heliosciurus mutabilis
Small sun squirrel, Heliosciurus punctatus
Red-legged sun squirrel, Heliosciurus rufobrachium
Ruwenzori sun squirrel, Heliosciurus ruwenzorii
Zanj sun squirrel, Heliosciurus undulatus

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Red-legged sun squirrel

Heliosciurus rufobrachium

The red-legged sun squirrel (Heliosciurus rufobrachium ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae, also commonly known as the isabelline red-legged sun squirrel. It is native to tropical western and central Africa where its range extends from...

Gambian sun squirrel

Heliosciurus gambianus

The Gambian sun squirrel (Heliosciurus gambianus ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia,...

Zanj sun squirrel

Heliosciurus undulatus

The Zanj sun squirrel (Heliosciurus undulatus ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in eastern Africa.

Mutable sun squirrel

Heliosciurus mutabilis

The mutable sun squirrel (Heliosciurus mutabilis ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical...

Ruwenzori sun squirrel

Heliosciurus ruwenzorii

The Ruwenzori sun squirrel (Heliosciurus ruwenzorii ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests...

Small sun squirrel

Heliosciurus punctatus

The small sun squirrel (Heliosciurus punctatus ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and possibly Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.