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Together with the least pygmy squirrel of Asia, the African pygmy squirrel is the world's smallest squirrel measuring about 12–14 cm (4.7–5.5 in) in total length and just 15–18 g (0.53–0.63 oz) in weight, which is less than a typical house mouse.
It is native to southern and eastern Africa and is also known as the African dormouse, African dwarf dormouse, African pygmy dormouse, or colloquially as micro squirrel. Found in limited numbers in the pet trade, it has complicated care requirements compared to other pet rodents. [ 3 ]
The Protoxerini comprise a tribe of squirrels found in Africa. The 30 species in six genera are: [1] Epixerus - Ebian's palm squirrel; Funisciurus (nine species) - African striped squirrels; Heliosciurus (six species) - sun squirrels; Myosciurus (monotypic) - African pygmy squirrel; Paraxerus (11 species) - African bush squirrels
The Xerinae comprise a subfamily of squirrels, many of which are highly terrestrial. It includes the tribes Marmotini ( marmots , chipmunks , prairie dogs , and other Holarctic ground squirrels), Xerini (African and some Eurasian ground squirrels), and Protoxerini (African tree squirrels).
This plain olive-brown squirrel is endemic to forests, mostly below an altitude of 750 m (2,500 ft) but locally significantly higher, on the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo, Sumatra and Banggi. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Together with the African pygmy squirrel , the least pygmy squirrel is the smallest squirrel in the world, having a total length of 10 ...
Fire-footed rope squirrel, Funisciurus pyrropus LC; Genus: Heliosciurus. Red-legged sun squirrel, Heliosciurus rufobrachium LC; Genus: Myosciurus. African pygmy squirrel, Myosciurus pumilio DD; Genus: Paraxerus. Cooper's mountain squirrel, Paraxerus cooperi DD; Green bush squirrel, Paraxerus poensis LC; Genus: Protoxerus. Forest giant squirrel ...
They are known as anomalures or scaly-tailed squirrels or [African] flying squirrels. The six extant species are classified into two genera. ... Pygmy scaly-tailed ...
African striped squirrels (genus Funisciurus), or rope squirrels, form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Xerinae and the tribe Protoxerini. [1]