Paraxerus cepapi

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	SCIURIDAE

Scientific Name:

Paraxerus cepapi

Species Authority:

(A. Smith, 1836)

Common Name/s:

English

–

Smith's Bush Squirrel

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Grubb, P.

Reviewer/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, it occurs in a number of protected areas, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

History:

2004	–	Least Concern
1996	–	Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is present in southern Central Africa, East Africa and northern parts of Southern Africa. It ranges from southwestern Tanzania to southern Mozambique and westwards to south-eastern Angola and northeastern Namibia, being found as far south as northeastern South Africa.
Countries:	Native: Angola; Botswana; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population:	It is believed to be a common species.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This is a savanna woodland species, occurring particularly in mopane woodland, Acacia woodland and mixed associations such as Acacia/Terminalia, Acacia/Combretum and others. They are less common in Brachystegia/Julbernardia and Baikiaea woodland probably because these do not provide tree holes necessary for resting and breeding sites. The species is arboreal and terrestrial, and living mainly in groups.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Habitat and Ecology:

This is a savanna woodland species, occurring particularly in mopane woodland, Acacia woodland and mixed associations such as Acacia/Terminalia, Acacia/Combretum and others. They are less common in Brachystegia/Julbernardia and Baikiaea woodland probably because these do not provide tree holes necessary for resting and breeding sites. The species is arboreal and terrestrial, and living mainly in groups.

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats to the species.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to the species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Occurs in a number of large and well managed protected areas throughout the range, including Kruger National Park.

Conservation Actions:

Occurs in a number of large and well managed protected areas throughout the range, including Kruger National Park.

Citation:	Grubb, P. 2008. Paraxerus cepapi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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