Protoxerus, the African giant squirrels, is a genus of squirrel in the subfamily Xerinae, found only in Africa. It contains two species placed in separate subgenera, the forest giant squirrel, also called Stanger's squirrel, in the subgenus Protoxerus, and the slender tailed squirrel in the subgenus Allosciurus. The genus was established by Forsyth Major in 1893, with Sciurus stangeri designated as its type species. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ297215, descriptionView the Source 2. Protoxerus (Wikipedia)
Introduction
African giant squirrels (genus Protoxerus) form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Xerinae.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the SourceWikidata: Protoxerus
Wikidata Q297215, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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