Funisciurus congicus

(Kuhl, 1820)

Congo 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

Kuhl, H. 1820. Beiträge zur Zoologie und vergleichenden Anatomie. Hermannsche Buchhandlung, Frankfurt am Main, 212 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230862

Original name as described

Sciurus congicus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:76a

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Congo," Angola.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Namibia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001806

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 congicus

(Kuhl, 1820)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

congicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:76a

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

66

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230862

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

  1. Schinz (1821:306, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  2. Fischer (1829:360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  3. Huet (1880:135, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36856701) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68672)
  4. Reichenow (1886:315, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9460021) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68551)
  5. Bocage (1890:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39321623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68678)
  6. Thomas (1890:448, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35263)
  7. Matschie (1895:39, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Spermosciurus congicus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

congicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

111

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Sciurus praetextus

(J. A. Wagner, 1843)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

praetextus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

216

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060443

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

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

Xerus congicus

(A. T. de Rochebrune, 1883)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

congicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187561

Authority publication

Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux

Name usages

Rochebrune (1883:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43667)

Funisciurus congicus

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

congicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

410

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108496

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1904:410, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16275)
  2. Thomas (1909:475, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16530)
  3. Pocock (1923:215, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31551103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41936)
  4. Kershaw (1923:363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32989865) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17116)
  5. Thomas (1929:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
  6. Shortridge (1934:210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  7. Hill & Carter (1941:71) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1980:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  9. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  10. Corbet & Hill (1991:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  11. Hoffmann, Anderson, Thorington & Heaney (1993:427) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69019)
  12. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  13. Happold (2013:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  14. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  18. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8758/115088669) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Funisciurus congicus flavinus

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

flavinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1892.1.9.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b7448685-541e-4163-9f63-9bd95bc987c8

Authority page

411

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108497

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1904:411, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16275)
  2. Hill & Carter (1941:73) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Funisciurus congicus olivellus

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

olivellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.4.9.45

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ee04b531-bb77-446d-abbd-f4809d0619a1

Authority page

410

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108496

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1904:410, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16275)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus poolii

(Jentink, 1906)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

poolii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

139

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9648388

Authority publication

Notes from the Leyden Museum

Name usages

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

Funisciurus congicus interior

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

interior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1916.5.15.12

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2e1d1b17-0fe0-41e8-bdec-e606daba24b3

Authority page

236

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129811

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Kershaw (1923:363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32989865) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17116)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Funisciurus congicus oenone

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

oenone

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.12.4.78

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4687e1b1-75c5-4adf-bafa-d8251d1d1b79

Authority page

297

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1929:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
  2. Shortridge (1934:210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Heliosciurus congicus damarensis

(A. Roberts, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

damarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 7994

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

236

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Funisciurus congicus congicus

J. Eric Hill & T. D. Carter, 1941

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

congicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

71

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Hill & Carter (1941:71) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)

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