Alexander's Bush Squirrel

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Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Paraxerus
Species:	P. alexandri

Binomial name

Paraxerus alexandri
(Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)

The Alexander's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus alexandri) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

[edit] References

Grubb, P. 2004. Paraxerus alexandri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.

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Extant species of family Sciuridae (subfamily Xerinae)

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Rodentia · Suborder: Sciuromorpha

Xerini

Atlantoxerus	Barbary Ground Squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus)

Xerus	Subgenus Euxerus: Striped Ground Squirrel (Xerus erythropus) Subgenus Geosciurus: Cape Ground Squirrel (Xerus inauris) · Mountain Ground Squirrel (Xerus princeps) Subgenus Xerus: Unstriped Ground Squirrel (Xerus rutilus)

Spermophilopsis	Long-clawed Ground Squirrel (Spermophilopsis leptodactylus)

Protoxerini

Epixerus	Ebian's Palm Squirrel (Epixerus ebii) · Baifran Palm Squirrel (Epixerus wilsoni)

Funisciurus	Thomas's Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus anerythrus) · Lunda Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus bayonii) · Carruther's Mountain Squirrel (Funisciurus carruthersi) · Funisciurus congricus · Lady Burton's Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus isabella) · Ribboned Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus lemniscatus) · Red-cheeked Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus leucogenys) · Funisciurus pyrrhopus · Kintampo Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus substriatus)

Heliosciurus	Gambian Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus gambianus) · Mutable Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus mutabilis) · Red-legged Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus rufobrachium) · Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus ruwenzorii) · Zanj Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus undulatus)

Myosciurus	African Pygmy Squirrel (Myosciurus pumilio)

Paraxerus	Smith's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus cepapi) · African Red Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus luciferus) · Alexander's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus alexandri) · Boehm's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus boehmi) · Cooper's Green Squirrel (Paraxerus cooperi) · Fernando Po Squirrel (Paraxerus poensis) · Huet's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus ochraceus) · Red Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus palliatus) · Striped Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus flavovittis) · Swynnerton's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus vexillarius) · Vincent's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus vincenti)

Protoxerus	Slender-tailed Squirrel (Protoxerus aubinnii) · Forest Giant Squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri)