Heliosciurus Trouessart 1880 (Sun Squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Parent taxon: Protoxerini according to J. M. Mercer and V. L. Roth 2003
Sister taxa: Epixerus, Funisciurus, Myosciurus, Paraxerus, Protoxerus
Subtaxa: Heliosciurus rufobrachium
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution: found only at Matupi Cave - Unit Matupi I (Quaternary of Congo-Kinshasa)
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