Species Paraxerus palliatus (Peters, 1852) (Red bush squirrel)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Rodentia
  • ---- family: Sciuridae
  • ----- species: Paraxerus palliatus
Characteristics:omnivore; total-length: 35-40 cm, tail-length: 17-20 cm; dark grey on the back, reddish or yellowish on the belly; bushy reddish tail;
Countries:
MZ
Mozambique
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:

AT0119
Maputaland coastal forest mosaic
AT0128
Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic
AT0719
Southern Miombo woodlands
AT0725
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 94
Source: wikimedia
Permission: Author died more than 70 years ago public domain images
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Date: 2014-02-13
Place: Shimba Hills (Kenya)
Creator: Simon J. Tonge
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Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/27949675
Date: 2014-02-13
Place: Shimba Hills (Kenya)
Creator: Simon J. Tonge
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution License
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