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Red bush squirrel

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The red bush squirrel, also known as the red-bellied coast squirrel (Paraxerus palliatus), is a species of rodent in the squirrel family Sciuridae. It lives in bush and forest along the eastern seaboard of Africa and is native to Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is closely related to Paraxerus lucifer and Paraxerus vexillarius. Several subspecies are recognised, including one endemic to the oNgoye Forest in KwaZulu-Natal and one endemic to Chirinda Forest in eastern Zimbabwe, and the animal is smaller and more rufous in dry forest than in moist forest.

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Sciuridae, Taxa
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Tropical Dry Forest, Biomes
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Kenya

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It is native to Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Malawi

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It is native to Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Mozambique

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It is native to Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Somalia

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It is native to Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
South Africa

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It is native to Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Tanzania

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It is native to Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Zimbabwe

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It is native to Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
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Red bush squirrel (Wikipedia)
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    It is native to Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
  • In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead, classification
    is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
  • Child Taxon Of: Sciuridae, Lead, family
    is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
  • In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Lead, habitat
    Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
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