| African giant squirrels Temporal range: Recent | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Protoxerus stangeri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Mammalia | 
| Order: | Rodentia | 
| Family: | Sciuridae | 
| Tribe: | Protoxerini | 
| Genus: | Protoxerus Forsyth Major, 1893 | 
| Subgenus: | Protoxerus | 
| Species | |
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: