Protoxerini
Heliosciurus gambianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Subfamily:	Xerinae
Tribe:	Protoxerini Moore, 1959
Genera
Epixerus Funisciurus Heliosciurus Myosciurus Paraxerus Protoxerus

Protoxerini is a tribe of squirrels found in Africa.

[edit] References

• 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.

v • d • e Extant species of family Sciuridae (subfamily Xerinae) Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Rodentia · Suborder: Sciuromorpha Xerini (Spiny squirrels) Atlantoxerus Barbary Ground Squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) 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) Spermophilopsis Long-clawed Ground Squirrel (Spermophilopsis leptodactylus) Protoxerini Epixerus Ebian's Palm Squirrel (Epixerus ebii) · Baifran Palm Squirrel (Epixerus wilsoni) Funisciurus (African striped squirrels) Thomas's Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus anerythrus) · Lunda Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus bayonii) · Carruther's Mountain Squirrel (Funisciurus carruthersi) · Funisciurus congicus · Lady Burton's Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus isabella) · Ribboned Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus lemniscatus) · Red-cheeked Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus leucogenys) · Funisciurus pyrrhopus · Kintampo Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus substriatus) Heliosciurus (Sun squirrels) Gambian Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus gambianus) · Mutable Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus mutabilis) · 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) Smith's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus cepapi) · African Red Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus luciferus) · Alexander's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus alexandri) · Boehm's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus boehmi) · Cooper's Green Squirrel (Paraxerus cooperi) · Fernando Po Squirrel (Paraxerus poensis) · Huet's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus ochraceus) · Red Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus palliatus) · Striped Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus flavovittis) · 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

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