Small sun squirrel

Small sun squirrel
Kakum National Park, Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Heliosciurus
Species:
H. punctatus
Binomial name
Heliosciurus punctatus
(Temminck, 1853)
Subspecies
  • Heliosciurus punctatus punctatus
  • Heliosciurus punctatus savannius

The small sun squirrel (Heliosciurus punctatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and possibly Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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