Paraxerus Forsyth Major 1893 (African Bush Squirrel)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Parent taxon: Protoxerini according to J. M. Mercer and V. L. Roth 2003
Sister taxa: Epixerus, Funisciurus, Heliosciurus, Myosciurus, Protoxerus
Subtaxa: Paraxerus inuus, Paraxerus palliatus
Ecology: arboreal granivore-frugivore