Alexander's bush squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Alexander's bush squirrel lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Paraxerus alexandri
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Alexander's bush squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Alexander's bush squirrel in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Uganda

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Alexander's bush squirrel endangered?

The Alexander's bush squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Alexander's bush squirrel?

The Alexander's bush squirrel (Paraxerus alexandri) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Paraxerus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Alexander's bush squirrel

Alexander's bush squirrel (Paraxerus alexandri) is a species of squirrel native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. It is arboreal and lives in tropical moist forests, especially undisturbed mature forests. It is a common species with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as being of "least concern". Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate Lieutenant Boyd Alexander, a British Army officer, explorer and ornithologist.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Alexander's bush squirrel (revision 1313805956), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q779879 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).