{{Short description|Species of rodent}} {{Speciesbox | name = Small sun squirrel<ref name="Thorington">{{cite book|last1=Thorington|first1=R.W. Jr.|last2=Hoffmann|first2=R.S.|year=2005|pages=754–818|editor1-last=Wilson|editor1-first=D.E.|editor2-last=Reeder|editor2-first=D.M|url=http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3|chapter=Family Sciuridae|chapter-url=https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=12400001|title=Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference|edition=3rd|publisher=The Johns Hopkins University Press|isbn=0-8018-8221-4|oclc=26158608}}</ref> | image = Small sun squirrel (Heliosciurus punctatus).jpg | image_caption = Kakum National Park, Ghana | status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |author=Gerrie, R. |author2=Kennerley, R. |author3=Koprowski, J. |year=2016 |errata=2017 |title=''Heliosciurus punctatus'' |volume=2016 |article-number=e.T9832A115094941 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T9832A22260126.en |access-date=4 August 2025}}</ref> | taxon = Heliosciurus punctatus | authority = (Temminck, 1853) | subdivision_ranks = Subspecies | subdivision = * ''Heliosciurus punctatus punctatus'' * ''Heliosciurus punctatus savannius'' | synonyms = }}
The '''small sun squirrel''' ('''''Heliosciurus punctatus''''') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and possibly Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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Category:Heliosciurus Category:Rodents of Africa Category:Mammals described in 1853 Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Taxa named by Coenraad Jacob Temminck
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