Funisciurus carruthersi
O. Thomas, 1906
Carruther's Mountain 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. 1906-08-01. Description of new mammals from Mount Ruwenzori. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)18(104):136-147.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366401Original name as described
Funisciurus Carruthersi
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1906.7.1.53
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3af42416-22ed-407e-bf6a-07f827f4f795Type locality
"Ruwenzori East," Uganda.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Rwanda · Burundi
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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