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title: "Boehm's Bush Squirrel"
description: "Paraxerus boehmi — Mammals. Boehm's bush squirrel (Paraxerus boehmi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/boehm-s-bush-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Boehm's Bush Squirrel

> Paraxerus boehmi — Mammals. Boehm's bush squirrel (Paraxerus boehmi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

- Scientific name: *Paraxerus boehmi*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 175
- Wikidata: [Q1768799](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1768799)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46114](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46114)

## Names

- en: Boehm's Bush Squirrel
- de: Böhm-Hörnchen
- fr: Écureuil de brousse de Boehm
- nl: Böhmeekhoorn

## Countries with the most observations

UG (95), RW (39), CD (11), BI (3)

## Summary

Boehm's bush squirrel (Paraxerus boehmi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and moist savanna.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boehm%27s_bush_squirrel

## Photo

![Boehm's Bush Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/boehm-s-bush-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Holle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/361385819

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/boehm-s-bush-squirrel?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).