Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
     Family Sciuridae Batsch, 1788 - squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs
       Subfamily Sciurinae Batsch, 1788 - tree and ground squirrels
         Genus Paraxerus Forsyth Major, 1893 - African bush squirrels
           01 Paraxerus alexandri Thomas & Wroughton, 1907 - Alexander's bush squirrel
           02 Paraxerus boehmi (Reichenow, 1886) - Boehm's bush squirrel
           03 Paraxerus cepapi A. Smith, 1836 - Smith's bush squirrel
           04 Paraxerus cooperi Hayman, 1950 - Cooper's green squirrel
           05 Paraxerus flavivittis (Peters, 1852) - striped bush squirrel see Paraxerus flavovittis Peters, 1852
           06 Paraxerus lucifer Thomas, 1897 - black and red bush squirrel
           07 Paraxerus ochraceus Huet, 1880 - Huet's bush squirrel
           08 Paraxerus palliatus (Peters, 1852) - red bush squirrel
           09 Paraxerus poensis A. Smith, 1830 - small green squirrel
           10 Paraxerus vexillarius Kershaw, 1923 - Swynnerton's bush squirrel
           11 Paraxerus vincenti Hayman, 1950 - Vincent's bush squirrel