Vincent's bush squirrel
{{Short description|Species of rodent}}
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| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Paraxerus
| species = vincenti
| authority = Hayman, 1950
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Vincent's bush squirrel (Paraxerus vincenti) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae, named in honour of Jack Vincent. It is endemic to Mozambique. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and it is threatened by habitat loss.
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Further reading
- {{cite book|last1=Thorington, Jr.|first1=Richard W.|last2=Schennum|first2=Chad E.|editor1-last=Happold|editor1-first=David|title=Rodents, Hares and Rabbits|date=2013|publisher=Bloomsbury|location=London|pages=88–89|chapter=Paraxerus vincenti Vincent's Bush Squirrel (Selinda Mountain Squirrel)|series=Mammals of Africa|volume=3}}
- {{cite journal|last1=Viljoen|first1=S.|title=Taxonomy and historical zoogeography of the red squirrel, Paraxerus palliatus (Peters, 1852) in the Southern African subregion (Rodentia: Sciuridae)|journal=Annals of the Transvaal Museum|date=1989|volume=35|issue=2|pages=49–60|hdl=10520/AJA00411752_110|hdl-access=free}}
- {{cite journal|last1=Hayman|first1=R.W.|title=Two new African squirrels|journal=Journal of Natural History|date=1950|volume=3|issue=27|pages=262–264|doi=10.1080/00222935008654713|series=Ser. 12}}
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Category:Mammals of Mozambique
Category:Endemic fauna of Mozambique
Category:Mammals described in 1950
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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