The Protoxerini comprise a tribe of squirrels found in Africa. The 30 species in six genera are:[1]
- Epixerus (monotypic) – Ebian’s palm squirrel
- Funisciurus (nine species) – African striped squirrels
- Heliosciurus (six species) – sun squirrels
- Myosciurus (monotypic) – African pygmy squirrel
- Paraxerus (11 species) – African bush squirrels
- Protoxerus (two species) – African giant squirrels
References
- ^ Thorington, R. W. and R. S. Hoffmann. 2005. Family Sciuridae. Pp 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.