Heliosciurus undulatus True 1892

Heliosciurus undulatus True 1892, Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus., 15: 465.

Type Locality: Tanzania, Mt. Kilimanjaro. "Male. Mount Kilima-Njaro, June 12, 1888. 6,000 feet (1800 m). Female. Kahé, south of Mount Kilima-Njaro, September 6, 1888." .

Vernacular Names: Zanj Sun Squirrel.

Synonyms: Heliosciurus daucinus Thomas 1909; Heliosciurus dolosus Thomas 1909; Heliosciurus marwitzi Müller 1911; Heliosciurus shindi (Heller 1914) .

Distribution: SE Kenya; NE Tanzania, including Mafia and Zanzibar Isls.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Considered a subspecies of H. rufobrachium by Amtmann (1975), but treated as a separate monotypic species by Grubb (1982 b).