31 October 2009 - Mazumbai Forest, East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania

Swynnerton's Bush Squirrel, Svynnerton's Bush Squirrel or Lushoto Mountain Squirrel / Swynnertons Boseekhoorn (Paraxerus vexillarius)

It's not the best photo, but it's probably one of the few photos out there of this species.

Circumstances:
Mazumbai Forest in the East Usambara Mountains in Tanzania. A still pristine montane tropical rainforest. This is the thick undergrowth of the secundairy rainforest.

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Phylum: Chordata; Vertebrates / Gewervelden
Class: Mammalia; Mammals / Zoogdieren
Order: Rodentia; Rodents / Knaagdieren
Family: Sciuridae; Squirrels / Eekhoorns
Subfamily: Xerinae; Marmots, Ground Squirrels, Afrian Tree Squirrels / Marmotten, Aardeekhoorns, Palmeekhoorns
Genus: Paraxerus; Bush Squirrels / Afrikaanse Boseekhoorns
Species: Paraxerus vexillarius; Swynnerton's Bush Squirrel, Svynnerton's Bush Squirrel or Lushoto Mountain Squirrel / Swynnertons Boseekhoorn