Paraxerus flavovittis (Peters 1852)

[Paraxerus] flavovittis (Peters 1852), Bericht Verhandl. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 17: 274.

Type Locality: NE Mozambique, Mocímboa, 11°S on the coast. "Africa orientalis, Mossimboa, Quitangonha, a 11° ad 15° Lat. Austr." .

Vernacular Names: Striped Bush Squirrel.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Paraxerus flavovittis subsp. flavovittis Peters 1852

Subspecies Paraxerus flavovittis subsp. exgeanus Hinton 1920

Subspecies Paraxerus flavovittis subsp. ibeanus Hinton 1920

Subspecies Paraxerus flavovittis subsp. mossambicus Thomas 1919

Distribution: S Kenya, Tanzania, N Mozambique.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Commonly spelled flavivittis but this was an unjustified emendation by Peters (1852).