Paraxerus alexandri (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6840226 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/064D0660-FFB3-ED4E-FFF1-F73FFF0AFA8C |
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Diego |
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Paraxerus alexandri |
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Alexander’s Bush Squirrel
Paraxerus alexandri View in CoL
French: Ecureuil dAlexander / German: AlexanderBuschhérnchen / Spanish: Ardilla de matorral de Alexander
Taxonomy. Funisciurus alexandri Thomas & Wroughton, 1907 , “Gudima, R. [= River] Iri, Upper Welle,” DR Congo.
This species is monotypic.
Distribution. NE DR Congo and W & S Uganda.
Descriptive notes. Head-body mean 150 mm (males) and 103 mm (females), tail mean 103-3 mm (males) and 110-4 mm (females); weight mean 45 g (males) and 40-2 g (females). Background dorsal color of Alexander’s Bush Squirrel is olive or dark yellowish. It has two black stripes on back, separated by mid-dorsal tawny yellowish stripe, and bordered by dorsolateral white stripe. It has white on back and edges of ears.
Habitat. Mature lowland tropical moist forests at elevations below 1500 m. Alexander’s Bush Squirrel is also occasionally found in fallow plantations.
Food and Feeding. Alexander’s Bush Squirrel eats insects, vegetable matter, and occasionally resin.
Breeding. There is no information available for this species.
Activity patterns. Alexander’s Bush Squirrel is diurnal and arboreal, and it forages in multiple levels of the canopy.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. Alexander’s Bush Squirrel forages singly or in pairs, principally on tree trunks.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. There is no information available on population trends of Alexander’s Bush Squirrel. It may be threatened in parts ofits distribution by habitat loss and land-use conversion.
Bibliography. Grubb (2008c), Hayssen (2008a), Kingdon (1974, 2013f), Leirs et al. (1999), Thorington et al. (2012).
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