Mutable sun squirrel

The mutable sun squirrel (Heliosciurus mutabilis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

Mutable sun squirrel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Heliosciurus
Species:
H. mutabilis
Binomial name
Heliosciurus mutabilis
(Peters, 1852)
Subspecies[2]
  • H. m. mutabilis
  • H. m. beirae
  • H. m. chirindensis
  • H. m. shirensis
  • H. m. vumbae

References
  1. Grubb, P. & Kerbis Peterhans, J. (2008). "Heliosciurus mutabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  2. Thorington, R.W. Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 26158608.


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