Paraxerus Forsyth Major, 1893 . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1893: 189.

TYPE SPECIES: Sciurus cepapi Smith, 1836 .

SYNONYMS: Aethosciurus Thomas, 1916; Montisciurus Eisentraut, 1976; Tamiscus Thomas, 1918 .

COMMENTS: Tribe Funambulini (Moore, 1959) . Originally a subgenus of Xerus; includes Aethosciurus (with the exception of ruwenzorii, here included in Heliosciurus), Montisciurus, and Tamiscus . This treatment follows Moore (1959).