Funisciurus anerythrus

(O. Thomas, 1890)

Thomas's Rope Squirrel

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Xerinae
Tribe : Protoxerini
Genus : Funisciurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1890-10. On a collection of mammals obtained by Dr. Emin Pasha in central and eastern Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1890(3):443-450.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014648

Original name as described

Sciurus pyrrhopus anerythrus

Other common names

Redless Tree Squirrel

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1890.6.8.21

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/74da6db6-df05-493c-960d-176559f48bdf

Type locality

"Buguera, S of Lake Albert, Uganda."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Benin · Nigeria · Cameroon · Chad · Central African Republic · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Angola · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001803

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Sciurus pyrrhopus anerythrus

(O. Thomas, 1890)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

anerythrus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1890.6.8.21

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/74da6db6-df05-493c-960d-176559f48bdf

Authority page

447

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014648

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1890:447, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014648) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35263)

Funisciurus mystax

de Winton, 1898

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mystax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.5.4.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8ce6e73f-26e6-4d33-90aa-1e042b6e71c6

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19335763

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1909:475, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16530)

Funisciurus raptorum

O. Thomas, 1903

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

raptorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.11.2.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d2f058e0-5d4c-4632-b2af-af0732b83b97

Authority page

80

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19367611

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1909:475, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16530)

Funisciurus anerythrus

O. Thomas, 1909

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

anerythrus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

475

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071848

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1909:475, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16530)
  2. Thomas (1915:146, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16407)
  3. Kershaw (1923:362, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32989864) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17116)
  4. Moore (1959:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1991:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  8. Hoffmann, Anderson, Thorington & Heaney (1993:427) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69019)
  9. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  10. Happold (2013:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  11. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:831) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8756) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8756) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8756/115088410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Funisciurus pyrrhopus anerythrus

Dollman, 1914

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

anerythrus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

78

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472358

Authority publication

Revue zoologique africaine

Name usages

Dollman (1914:78, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16563)

Funisciurus anerythrus bandarum

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

bandarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.7.8.89

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/50b08e16-12a7-4178-868c-4d2d8a5fbfa5

Authority page

146

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131243

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1915:146, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16407)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Funisciurus anerythrus niapu

J. A. Allen, 1922

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

niapu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-50877

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-50877

Authority page

52

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42949380

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Funisciurus mystax ochrogaster

Cabrera & Ruxton, 1926

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ochrogaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.7.6.180

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/80e29412-9223-4e70-b38b-edb826bfe3db

Authority page

597

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Funisciurus anerythrus anerythrus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

anerythrus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Funisciurus anerythrus mystax

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mystax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Funisciurus anerythrus raptorum

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

raptorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.