Gambian Sun Squirrel
Heliosciurus gambianus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 293
- Most observed in
- 🇬🇲 Gambia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Gambian sun squirrel (Heliosciurus gambianus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is wooded savanna.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Gambian sun squirrel”.