| African bush squirrels Temporal range: Recent |
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|---|---|
| Smith's bush squirrel (P. cepapi) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily: | Xerinae |
| Tribe: | Protoxerini |
| Genus: |
Paraxerus Forsyth Major, 1893 |
| Species | |
The African bush squirrels are a genus, Paraxerus, squirrels of the subfamily Xerinae. They are only found in Africa. The 11 species in this genus are: