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Original source: Smith's Bush Squirrel
Author: Nico Conradie from Centurion, South Africa
Permission: This file is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License
Original source: Smith's Bush Squirrel
Author: Nico Conradie from Centurion, South Africa
Permission: This file is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License
Some facts about the
Smith's bush squirrel
Adult weight : 0.216 kg (0.4752 lbs)
Female maturity :185 days
Gestation : 57 days
Weaning : 40 days
Litter size : 2
Litters per year : 2
Weight at birth : 0.013 kg (0.0286 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 1 W
Body mass : 0.224 kg (0.4928 lbs)
Temperature : 38.85 °C (101.93 °F)
Smith's bush squirrel
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Sciurinae
Species : Paraxerus cepapi
The Smith's bush squirrel is listed as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Smith
A young / baby of a Smith is called a 'pup, kit or kitten'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Smith group is called a 'dray or scurry'.Countries
Angola, Botswana, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Facts about the Smith's bush squirrel
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