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Protoxerus stangeri Waterhouse, 1842
Order: Rodentia > Family: Sciuridae > Genus: Protoxerus > Species: Protoxerus stangeri Waterhouse, 1842
Common Name: African Giant Squirrel [English]
Type Description
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., [ser.1], 10:202 (footnote).
Type Locality
Equatorial Guinea, Bioko. '. . . Brought from Fernando Po. . .'.
Measurements
Head and body: 220-306 mm
Tail length: 260-355 mm
Weight: 545-734 g
Tail length: 260-355 mm
Weight: 545-734 g
Description
The sparsely furred underside and large size distinguish this squirrel from others. This species is found in forests in western Tanzania.
Distribution
Exclusively limited to well-developed forests and swamps in tropical areas up to 2,000 m, Protoxerus stangeri is distributed throughout the equatorial zone from Sierra Leona and Liberia in the west across the equator to Uganda and northwest Tanzania in the East. (Kingdon, 1984, 1997)
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Hares and Rodents). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2B:431-435.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 173-174.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1246, 1275-1276.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 173-174.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1246, 1275-1276.