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Paraxerus ochraceus Huet, 1880
Order: Rodentia > Family: Sciuridae > Genus: Paraxerus > Species: Paraxerus ochraceus Huet, 1880
Common Name: Ochre Bush Squirrel [English]
Type Description
Nouv. Arch. Mus. Nat. Paris, ser. 2, 3:154.
Type Locality
Tanzania, Bagamoyo, (6°25'S, 38°54'E). 'Cette petite espèce provient de Bagamoyo, station de nos missionnaires, sur la côte de Zanguebar, . . .'
Measurements
Total length: 263-330 mm
Head and body: 138-183 mm
Tail length: 130-187 mm
Hindfoot length: 37-40 mm
Ear length: 16-22 mm
Weight: 93 g
Head and body: 138-183 mm
Tail length: 130-187 mm
Hindfoot length: 37-40 mm
Ear length: 16-22 mm
Weight: 93 g
Distribution
Paraxerus ochraceus is found at various altitudes in dry forests, thickets, and wooded riverine strips in arid country, this species is distributed from southern Sudan to Kenya and Tanzania. (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:404-408.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 169-170.
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. 169-170.
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.