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
Paraxerus flavivittis (Peters, 1852) - striped bush squirrel
see Paraxerus flavovittis Peters, 1852