Forest giant squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the forest giant squirrel lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Protoxerus stangeri
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the forest giant squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the forest giant squirrel in 4 countries and territories across Africa.

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 forest giant squirrel endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the forest giant squirrel?

The forest giant squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Protoxerus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the forest giant squirrel

The forest giant squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri) or Stanger's squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Forest giant squirrel (revision 1359118907), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1767781 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).