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 vexillarius Kershaw, 1923 - Swynnerton's bush squirrel