African giant squirrels (genus Protoxerus) form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Xerinae. They are only found in Africa.

The two subgenera of African giant squirrels each has a single species:

• Subgenus Protoxerus - forest giant squirrel or Stanger's squirrel, P. stangeri

• Subgenus Allosciurus - slender-tailed squirrel, P. aubinnii

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