Sun squirrel

Sun squirrels, form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Xerinae and the tribe Protoxerini. They are only found in sub-Saharan Africa.
Either the habit of basking in the sun on tree branches or the tail being commonly used as a sunshade gave this group its common name.
Sun squirrels have been implicated in the spread of human monkeypox in the Democratic [Republic of the Congo].
There are six species in the genus: