Paraxerus vexillarius Kershaw 1923

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 754-818 : 796

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scientific name	Paraxerus vexillarius Kershaw 1923
status

Treatment

Paraxerus vexillarius Kershaw 1923 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 11: 591.

Type Locality: Tanzania, Usambara, Lushoto, Wilhelmsthal.

Vernacular Names: Swynnerton's Bush Squirrel.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Paraxerus vexillarius subsp. vexillarius Kershaw 1923

Subspecies Paraxerus vexillarius subsp. byatti Kershaw 1923

Distribution: C and E Tanzania.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: It is possible that vexillarius and byatti are separate species, as treated by G. M. Allen (1939) and Ellerman (1940). Amtmann (1975) combined them but stated that they may be distinct species.