Vincent's bush squirrel

Vincent's bush squirrel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Paraxerus
Species:
P. vincenti
Binomial name
Paraxerus vincenti
Hayman, 1950

Vincent's bush squirrel (Paraxerus vincenti) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae, named in honour of Jack Vincent. It is endemic to Mozambique. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and it is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

  1. ^ a b Kerbis Peterhans, J. (2008). "Paraxerus vincenti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.