Ochre bush squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Ochre bush squirrel Paraxerus ochraceus Least concern

Where the ochre bush squirrel lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 352 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See squirrels, chipmunks & marmots on the world map

Scientific name	Paraxerus ochraceus
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the ochre bush squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ochre bush squirrel in 2 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 ochre bush squirrel endangered?

The ochre 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 ochre bush squirrel?

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

About the ochre bush squirrel

The ochre bush squirrel (Paraxerus ochraceus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ochre bush squirrel (revision 1314620666), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1766080 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).