Alexander's bush squirrel

Alexander's bush squirrel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Paraxerus
Species:
P. alexandri
Binomial name
Paraxerus alexandri
(Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)

Alexander's bush squirrel (Paraxerus alexandri) is a species of squirrel native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] It is arboreal and lives in tropical moist forests, especially undisturbed mature forests.[1] It is a common species with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as being of "least concern". Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate Lieutenant Boyd Alexander, a British Army officer, explorer and ornithologist.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Paraxerus alexandri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16203A115131561. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16203A22242688.en.
  2. ^ Thorington, R.W. Jr; Hoffman, 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.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 795. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-0801893049.