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    (c) dama-mimoza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Markus Lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    (c) Mathias D'haen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Mathias D'haen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Dérozier Violette, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Forest Giant Squirrel

Protoxerus stangeri

Worldwide
187 observations
Group
Mammals
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

The forest giant squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri) or Stanger's squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations.

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Recent sightings near Lagos

Research-grade observations within 25 km, newest first.