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/28230862Original 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
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