Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae
Author
Wilson, Don E.
Author
Reeder, DeeAnn
text
2005
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Baltimore
Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2
754
818
book chapter
0-8018-8221-4
10.5281/zenodo.7316535
Heliosciurus ruwenzorii
Schwann 1904
Heliosciurus ruwenzorii
Schwann 1904
,
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 13: 71
.
Type Locality:
E Dem. Rep.
Congo
, Ruwenzori, Wimi Valley.
Vernacular Names:
Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel
.
Subspecies:
:
Subspecies
Heliosciurus ruwenzorii
subsp.
ruwenzorii
Schwann 1904
Subspecies
Heliosciurus ruwenzorii
subsp.
ituriensis
Prigogone 1954
Subspecies
Heliosciurus ruwenzorii
subsp.
schoutedeni
Prigogine 1954
Subspecies
Heliosciurus ruwenzorii
subsp.
vulcanius
Thomas 1909
Distribution:
Ruwenzori Mtns in E Dem. Rep.
Congo
;
Rwanda
;
Burundi
; SW
Uganda
.
Conservation:
IUCN
– Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion:
Formerly included in
Aethosciurus
, which is here included in
Paraxerus
following
Moore (1959)
.