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Taxonomy
Paraxerus was named by Forsyth Major (1893). It is extant.
It was assigned to Sciuridae by Pickford and Senut (1997); and to Protoxerini by Mercer and Roth (2003).
It was assigned to Sciuridae by Pickford and Senut (1997); and to Protoxerini by Mercer and Roth (2003).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1893 | Paraxerus Forsyth Major p. 189 |
1997 | Paraxerus Pickford and Senut p. 201 |
2003 | Paraxerus Mercer and Roth |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Paraxerus Forsyth Major 1893 [African Bush Squirrel]
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Paraxerus palliatus Peters 1852 [red bush squirrel]
Paraxerus palliatus sponsus Thomas and Wroughton 1907
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available