Authority citation: Thomas, O. 1890-10. On a collection of mammals obtained by Dr. Emin Pasha in central and eastern Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1890(3):443-450.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014648
Original name as described: Sciurus pyrrhopus anerythrus
Nominal names: anerythrus (O. Thomas, 1890) | mystax de Winton, 1898 | raptorum O. Thomas, 1903 | bandarum O. Thomas, 1915 | niapu J. A. Allen, 1922 | ochrogaster Cabrera & Ruxton, 1926
Other common names: Redless Tree Squirrel
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Sciuridae -- Subfamily: Xerinae -- Tribe: Protoxerini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1890.6.8.21
Type locality: "Buguera, S of Lake Albert, Uganda."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Benin (BEN) | Nigeria (NGA) | Cameroon (CMR) | Chad (TCD) | Central African Republic (CAF) | Equatorial Guinea (GNQ) | Gabon (GAB) | Angola (AGO) | Republic of the Congo (COG) | Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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