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title: "Red Bush Squirrel"
description: "Paraxerus palliatus — Mammiferi. The red bush squirrel or red-bellied coast squirrel (Paraxerus palliatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae, which is found in bush and forest along the eastern seaboard of Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/red-bush-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Red Bush Squirrel

> Paraxerus palliatus — Mammiferi. The red bush squirrel or red-bellied coast squirrel (Paraxerus palliatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae, which is found in bush and forest along the eastern seaboard of Africa.

- Scientific name: *Paraxerus palliatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 442
- Wikidata: [Q1762179](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1762179)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46113](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46113)

## Names

- en: Red Bush Squirrel
- de: Rotbauchiges Buschhörnchen
- nl: Roodstaarteekhoorn

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (176), KE (87), TZ (68), MZ (32), ZW (5), MW (4)

## Summary

The red bush squirrel or red-bellied coast squirrel (Paraxerus palliatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae, which is found in bush and forest along the eastern seaboard of Africa. It is closely related to P. lucifer, P. vexillarius and P. (p.) vincenti.

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

## Photo

![Red Bush Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-bush-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Martyn Drabik-Hamshare · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58429683

## Machine access

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