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Paraxerus vexillarius Kershaw, 1923
Order: Rodentia > Family: Sciuridae > Genus: Paraxerus > Species: Paraxerus vexillarius Kershaw, 1923
Common Name: Svynnerton's Bush Squirrel [English]
Type Description
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 11:591.
Type Locality
Tanzania, Usambara, Lushoto, Wilhelmsthal.
Measurements
Head and body: 242 mm
Tail length: 210 mm
Weight: 650-700 g
Tail length: 210 mm
Weight: 650-700 g
Distribution
Paraxerus vexillarius is confined to the montane forests of the West Usambara Mountains. (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:396.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 169.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1246, 1279-1281.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 169.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1246, 1279-1281.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.