Paraxerus poensis (A. Smith 1830)

[Paraxerus] poensis (A. Smith 1830), South African Quart. J., 2: 128.

Type Locality: Equatorial Guinea, Bioko " Fernando Póo." .

Vernacular Names: Green Bush Squirrel.

Synonyms: Paraxerus affinis (Rhoads 1896); Paraxerus musculinus (Temminck 1853); Paraxerus olivaceus (Milne-Edwards 1867); Paraxerus subviridescens (Le Conte 1857) .

Distribution: Sierra Leone, SE Guinea, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, S Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko (Equatorial Guinea), Republic of Congo, W Dem. Rep. Congo.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Aethosciurus according to Moore (1959).