The slender-tailed squirrel (''Protoxerus aubinnii'') is a species of
rodent in the family
Sciuridae found in
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
,
Ghana,
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
, and
Sierra Leone. Its natural
habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland
forests.
References
Protoxerus
Mammals described in 1873
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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