Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
     Suborder Sciurognathi (Tullberg, 1899) see Suborder Sciuromorpha Brandt, 1855
       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 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