Small sun squirrel

The small sun squirrel (Heliosciurus punctatus) is a species of rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae, placed in the genus Heliosciurus. It is found in the West African countries of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, and it possibly also occurs in Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. The article that describes it is brief, giving the scientific name, the family, the countries of its range and the type of forest it lives in, and this entry records those points without adding detail that the source does not give.