Red-legged sun squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red-legged sun squirrel lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Heliosciurus rufobrachium
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the red-legged sun squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red-legged sun squirrel in 7 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 red-legged sun squirrel endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the red-legged sun squirrel?

The red-legged sun squirrel (Heliosciurus rufobrachium) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Heliosciurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red-legged sun squirrel

The red-legged sun squirrel (Heliosciurus rufobrachium) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae, also commonly known as the isabelline red-legged sun squirrel. It is native to tropical western and central Africa where its range extends from Senegal in the west, through Nigeria and the Republic of Congo to Uganda and Tanzania in the east. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist savanna. This species is thought to be common and has a very wide distribution, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red-legged sun squirrel (revision 1315215051), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q309306 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).