Small sun squirrel
| Small sun squirrel | |
|---|---|
| Kakum National Park, Ghana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Heliosciurus |
| Species: | H. punctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliosciurus punctatus (Temminck, 1853) | |
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The small sun squirrel (Heliosciurus punctatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and possibly Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.