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Ruwenzori sun squirrel

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Heliosciurus
Species:	H. ruwenzorii
Binomial name
*Heliosciurus ruwenzorii* (Schwann, 1904)
Subspecies
H. r. ruwenzorii H. r. ituriensis H. r. schoutedeni H. r. vulcanius

The Ruwenzori sun squirrel (Heliosciurus ruwenzorii) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and arable land.

References

Thorington, R.W. Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 26158608.
Cassola, F. (2016). "Heliosciurus ruwenzorii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T9834A22260596. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T9834A22260596.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

Extant species of family Sciuridae (subfamily Xerinae)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Sciuromorpha

Xerini

Atlantoxerus

Barbary ground squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus)

Spermophilopsis

Long-clawed ground squirrel (Spermophilopsis leptodactylus)

Xerus
(African ground squirrels)

Subgenus Euxerus: Striped ground squirrel (Xerus erythropus)

Subgenus Geosciurus: Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris)
Mountain ground squirrel (Xerus princeps)

Subgenus Xerus: Unstriped ground squirrel (Xerus rutilus)

Protoxerini

Epixerus	Ebian's palm squirrel (Epixerus ebii)
Funisciurus (African striped squirrels)	Thomas's rope squirrel (Funisciurus anerythrus) Lunda rope squirrel (Funisciurus bayonii) Carruther's mountain squirrel (Funisciurus carruthersi) Congo rope squirrel (Funisciurus congicus) Lady Burton's rope squirrel (Funisciurus isabella) Ribboned rope squirrel (Funisciurus lemniscatus) Red-cheeked rope squirrel (Funisciurus leucogenys) Fire-footed rope squirrel (Funisciurus pyrropus) Kintampo rope squirrel (Funisciurus substriatus)
Heliosciurus (sun squirrels)	Gambian sun squirrel (Heliosciurus gambianus) Mutable sun squirrel (Heliosciurus mutabilis) Small sun squirrel (Heliosciurus punctatus) Red-legged sun squirrel (Heliosciurus rufobrachium) Ruwenzori sun squirrel (Heliosciurus ruwenzorii) Zanj sun squirrel (Heliosciurus undulatus)
Myosciurus	African pygmy squirrel (Myosciurus pumilio)
Paraxerus (African bush squirrels)	Alexander's bush squirrel (Paraxerus alexandri) Boehm's bush squirrel (Paraxerus boehmi) Smith's bush squirrel (Paraxerus cepapi) Cooper's mountain squirrel (Paraxerus cooperi) Striped bush squirrel (Paraxerus flavovittis) African red bush squirrel (Paraxerus lucifer) Ochre bush squirrel (Paraxerus ochraceus) Red bush squirrel (Paraxerus palliatus) Green bush squirrel (Paraxerus poensis) Swynnerton's bush squirrel (Paraxerus vexillarius) Vincent's bush squirrel (Paraxerus vincenti)
Protoxerus (African giant squirrels)	Slender-tailed squirrel (Protoxerus aubinnii) Forest giant squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri)

Marmotini
(ground squirrels)

Large tribe listed separately

Category

Taxon identifiers
Heliosciurus ruwenzorii	Wikidata: Q308785 Wikispecies: Heliosciurus ruwenzorii CoL: 3KC49 EoL: 313115 GBIF: 2437543 iNaturalist: 46192 IRMNG: 10722929 ITIS: 632370 IUCN: 9834 MDD: 1001817 MSW: 12400817 NCBI: 226685 Observation.org: 83746 Open Tree of Life: 152101

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