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/31014648Original 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-176559f48bdfType 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
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