African giant squirrel

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

African giant squirrels Temporal range: Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Forest giant squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Tribe:	Protoxerini
Genus:	Protoxerus Forsyth Major, 1893
Species[1]
Protoxerus stangeri Protoxerus aubinnii

The two subgenera of African giant squirrels each has a single species:[1]

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

References

1. Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). 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.