The small sun squirrel (Heliosciurus punctatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and possibly Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
| Small sun squirrel[1] | |
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| Kakum National Park, Ghana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Heliosciurus |
| Species: | H. punctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliosciurus punctatus (Temminck, 1853) | |
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References
edit- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R.; Koprowski, J. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Heliosciurus punctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T9832A115094941. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T9832A22260126.en. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
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