“Protoxerini”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

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Protoxerini

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References

{{Automatic_taxobox
| name = Protoxerini
| image = Heliosciurus 2.jpg
| image_caption = Gambian sun squirrel (Heliosciurus gambianus)
| taxon = Protoxerini
| authority = Moore, 1959
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision =Epixerus
Funisciurus
Heliosciurus
Myosciurus
Paraxerus
Protoxerus
}}

The Protoxerini comprise a tribe of squirrels found in Africa. The 30 species in six genera are:^[1]

Epixerus (monotypic) - Ebian's palm squirrel
Funisciurus (nine species) - African striped squirrels
Heliosciurus (six species) - sun squirrels
Myosciurus (monotypic) - African pygmy squirrel
Paraxerus (11 species) - African bush squirrels
Protoxerus (two species) - African giant squirrels

References

1. ^Thorington, R. W. and R. S. Hoffmann. 2005. Family Sciuridae. Pp 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

1 : Squirrels

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