Heliosciurus ruwenzorii (Schwann, 1904) . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 13:71.

TYPE LOCALITY: E Zaire, Ruwenzori, Wimi Valley .

DISTRIBUTION: Ruwenzori Mtns in E Zaire; Rwanda; Burundi; SW Uganda.

SYNONYMS: ituriensis (Prigogone, 1954); schoutedeni (Prigogine, 1954); vulcanius Thomas, 1909.

COMMENTS: Formerly included in Aethosciurus, which is here included in Paraxerus following Moore (1959).