Ruwenzori sun squirrel

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Ruwenzori sun squirrel{{cite book|last1=Thorington|first1=R.W. Jr.|last2=Hoffmann|first2=R.S.|year=2005|pages=754–818|editor1-last=Wilson|editor1-first=D.E.|editor2-last=Reeder|editor2-first=D.M|url=http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3|chapter=Family Sciuridae|chapter-url=https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=12400001|title=Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference|edition=3rd|publisher=The Johns Hopkins University Press|isbn=0-8018-8221-4|oclc=26158608}}

| image = Heliosciurus ruwenzorii 24181289 (cropped).jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Cassola, F. |date=2016 |title=Heliosciurus ruwenzorii |volume=2016 |page=e.T9834A22260596 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T9834A22260596.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| taxon = Heliosciurus ruwenzorii

| authority = (Schwann, 1904)

| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies

| subdivision =

• H. r. ruwenzorii
• H. r. ituriensis
• H. r. schoutedeni
• H. r. vulcanius

| synonyms =

}}

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.