Paraxerus lucifer
The Black-and-red Bush Squirrel is native to West Africa.
Its range includes:
The species occurs primarily across the Upper Guinean forest region of West Africa.
Black-and-red Bush Squirrels inhabit forests and wooded environments.
Typical habitats include:
They may also occur in plantations and areas with sufficient tree cover.
Related tree squirrels help break up the reference while showing how habitat, body form and movement can vary across the broader group.
Black-and-red Bush Squirrels build nests known as dreys in trees.
Typical nest characteristics include:
They may also occasionally use tree cavities.
The contrasting dark and reddish fur coloration gives the species its common name.
These are related tree squirrels, not photographs of Black-and-red Bush Squirrel. Use them as visual context for locomotion, posture, feeding and environmental use.
Black-and-red Bush Squirrels are diurnal and arboreal.
Typical behaviors include:
They are agile climbers well adapted to life in forest habitats.
Black-and-red Bush Squirrels are omnivorous.
Common foods include:
Their feeding behavior contributes to seed dispersal in forest ecosystems.
Squirrels in the same broad group can look and live very differently. These credited references provide comparison without changing the facts for Black-and-red Bush Squirrel.
Young squirrels are raised in tree nests constructed from leaves and twigs.
Unknown
IUCN Status: Least Concern
The Black-and-red Bush Squirrel is widespread within its forest range and is not currently considered threatened.
