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title: "Écureuil de brousse ocre"
description: "Paraxerus ochraceus — Mammifères. The ochre bush squirrel (Paraxerus ochraceus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/ochre-bush-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Écureuil de brousse ocre

> Paraxerus ochraceus — Mammifères. The ochre bush squirrel (Paraxerus ochraceus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.

- Scientific name: *Paraxerus ochraceus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammifères)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savane)
- iNaturalist observations: 553
- Wikidata: [Q1766080](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1766080)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46116](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46116)

## Names

- en: Ochre Bush Squirrel
- de: Ockerfarbiges Buschhörnchen
- es: Ardilla Terrestre Africana Ocre
- fr: Écureuil de brousse ocre

## Countries with the most observations

KE (262), TZ (208)

## Summary

The ochre bush squirrel (Paraxerus ochraceus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochre_bush_squirrel

## Photo

![Écureuil de brousse ocre](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ochre-bush-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/24376752

## Machine access

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