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Forest Giant Squirrel

Protoxerus stangeri

Classification

Family
Sciuridae

The forest giant squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri) or Stanger's squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations. Description The forest giant squirrel is the largest arboreal squirrel in Africa with a head-and-body length of around 300 mm (12…

Distribution

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