Green bush squirrel
| Green bush squirrel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Paraxerus |
| Species: | P. poensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraxerus poensis (A. Smith, 1830) | |
The green bush squirrel (Paraxerus poensis) is a species of rodents in the Sciuridae family.
Geographical distribution
It can be 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
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations .
References
- ↑ Grubb, P. & Ekué, M. R. M. (2008). "Paraxerus poensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
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