---
title: "Zanj Sun Squirrel"
description: "Heliosciurus undulatus — Mammiferi. The Zanj sun squirrel (Heliosciurus undulatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in eastern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/zanj-sun-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Zanj Sun Squirrel

> Heliosciurus undulatus — Mammiferi. The Zanj sun squirrel (Heliosciurus undulatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in eastern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Heliosciurus undulatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 189
- Wikidata: [Q308766](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q308766)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46191](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46191)

## Names

- en: Zanj Sun Squirrel
- de: Zanj-Sonnenhörnchen
- es: Ardilla Solar de la Costa Oriental de África
- fr: Héliosciure de Zanj

## Countries with the most observations

TZ (117), KE (42)

## Summary

The Zanj sun squirrel (Heliosciurus undulatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in eastern Africa.

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

## Photo

![Zanj Sun Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/zanj-sun-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Raffaele Maiorano · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/317708191

## Machine access

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