Paraxerus vexillarius Kershaw 1923

Paraxerus vexillarius Kershaw 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 11: 591.

Type Locality: Tanzania, Usambara, Lushoto, Wilhelmsthal.

Vernacular Names: Swynnerton's Bush Squirrel.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Paraxerus vexillarius subsp. vexillarius Kershaw 1923

Subspecies Paraxerus vexillarius subsp. byatti Kershaw 1923

Distribution: C and E Tanzania.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: It is possible that vexillarius and byatti are separate species, as treated by G. M. Allen (1939) and Ellerman (1940). Amtmann (1975) combined them but stated that they may be distinct species.