Swynnerton's bush squirrel

Swynnerton's bush squirrel
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Paraxerus
Species:	P. vexillarius
Binomial name
	Paraxerus vexillarius; (Kershaw, 1923)
Subspecies[2]
	P. v. vexillarius; P. v. byatti;

Swynnerton's bush squirrel (Paraxerus vexillarius), also known as Svynnerton's bush squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Dando, T.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Paraxerus vexillarius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T16202A22242766. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T16202A22242766.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffmann, 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.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 26158608.

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[iucn_status_14_November_2021-1] Dando, T.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Paraxerus vexillarius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T16202A22242766. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T16202A22242766.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

[Thorington-2] Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffmann, 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.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 26158608.