Green bush squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Paraxerus poensis
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 green bush squirrel live?

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

Ivory Coast

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 green bush squirrel endangered?

The green 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 green bush squirrel?

The green bush squirrel (Paraxerus poensis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Paraxerus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the green bush squirrel

The green bush squirrel (Paraxerus poensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Green bush squirrel (revision 1314509155), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1763005 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).