The Protoxerini comprise a tribe of squirrels found in Africa. The 30 species in six genera are: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.
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
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