Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Heliosciurus sp. est un genre de grands écureuils d'Afrique. Les dents sont robustes et leur permettent de se nourrir d’aliments végétaux plus coriaces, comme des noix.

The red-legged sun squirrel (Heliosciurus rufobrachium) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae, also commonly known as the isabelline red-legged sun squirrel. It is native to tropical western and central Africa where its range extends from Senegal in the west, through Nigeria and the Republic of Congo to Uganda and Tanzania in the east. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist savanna.

Heliosciurus rufobrachium es una especie de roedor de la familia Sciuridae. Distribución geográfica Se encuentran en Benín, Burundi, Camerún, República Centroafricana, República Democrática del Congo, Costa de Marfil, Guinea Ecuatorial, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenia, Liberia, Nigeria, Ruanda, Senegal, Sierra Leona, Tanzania, Togo, y Uganda.