African Squirrel

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Oddfeel

Lion

Posted 9 years ago

Oddfeel

Lion

I think it is mating period and it could be their nuptial parad.
I can't manage to spot the species... sorry for the quality pic and movie at 800mm between the branches. Posted 9 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Tough one. If this is indeed an African bush squirrel and if I use this list....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_bush_squirrel

...the only species occuring in Ivory Coast according to those pages is the Green bush squirrel, also called Fernando Po Squirrel. Here's one of few images of that species:

http://flickrhivemind.net/blackmagic.cgi?id=6825259563 Posted 9 years ago
1. Oddfeel
  
  Lion
  
  I don't know..it was a supposition...I don't think the tail of the G.B.S. fits with my excited fellow's one...
  Here another list...
  
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mammals_of_Ivory_Coast
  Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago

The Fire-footed Rope Squirrel

The Fire-footed Rope Squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, and plantations.

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Similar species: Rodents

Species identified by Oddfeel

By Oddfeel

Uploaded Apr 27, 2016. Captured Apr 27, 2016 10:54 in Unnamed Road, Côte d'Ivoire.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III
f/5.6
1/100s
ISO640
800mm