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Gambian Sun Squirrel (Kleine Zonne-Eekhoorn)
Gambian Sun Squirrel -
Heliosciurus gambianus
- Kleine Zonne-Eekhoorn
Africa south of the Sahara.
The following 16 subspecies are being recognized:
Heliosciurus gambianus gambianus
- Gambia to West-Nigeria;
Heliosciurus gambianus senescens
- Coastal Senegal and Guinea;
Heliosciurus gambianus simplex
- Senegal;
Heliosciurus gambianus abassensis
- Senegal to South-Sudan, South-Ethiopia and East-Kenya;
Heliosciurus gambianus lateris
- Congo to South-Sudan;
Heliosciurus gambianus madogae
- South-Sudan and North-Uganda;
Heliosciurus gambianus bongensis
- South-Sudan;
Heliosciurus gambianus hoogstraali
- South-Sudan;
Heliosciurus gambianus canaster
- Sudan;
Heliosciurus gambianus kaffensis
- Southwest-Ethiopia;
Heliosciurus gambianus omensis
- Ethiopia to North-Kenya;
Heliosciurus gambianus dysoni
- North-Uganda and Westnorth-Kenya;
Heliosciurus gambianus elegans
- Southeast-Uganda and Southwest-Kenya;
Heliosciurus gambianus limbatus
- Central African Republic to Cameroon;
Heliosciurus gambianus loandicus
- Congo to North-Angola;
Heliosciurus gambianus rhodesiae
- Congo to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Northeast-Angola and Tanzania.
Of this species there are no Zoo photo's available.
Gambian Sun Squirrel
Heliosciurus gambianus gambianus
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