Protoxerus

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The list of species of Protoxerus genus

African giant squirrels (genus Protoxerus) form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Xerinae. They are only found in Africa.

Subgenus Protoxerus - forest giant squirrel or Stanger's squirrel, P. stangeri
Subgenus Allosciurus - slender-tailed squirrel, P. aubinnii

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The list of species of Protoxerus genus

African giant squirrels (genus Protoxerus) form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Xerinae. They are only found in Africa.

Subgenus Protoxerus - forest giant squirrel or Stanger's squirrel, P. stangeri
Subgenus Allosciurus - slender-tailed squirrel, P. aubinnii

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Forest giant squirrel

Protoxerus stangeri

The forest giant squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri ) or Stanger's squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the...

Slender-tailed squirrel

Protoxerus aubinnii

The slender-tailed squirrel (Protoxerus aubinnii ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.