Protoxerus
| African giant squirrels Temporal range: Recent |
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| Protoxerus stangeri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Tribe: | Protoxerini |
| Genus: |
Protoxerus Forsyth Major, 1893 |
| Subgenus: | Protoxerus |
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Protoxerus stangeri
Protoxerus aubinnii
African giant squirrels (genus Protoxerus) form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Xerinae. They are only found in Africa.
The two subgenera of African giant squirrels each has a single species:
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