Funisciurus leucogenys

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1842)

Red-cheeked 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

Waterhouse, G.R. 1842-11-01. Observations on the Rodentia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1)10(64):197-203.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324179

Original name as described

Sciurus leucogenys

Other common names

Orange-headed Tree Squirrel

Type locality

"Fernando Po," Bioko, Equatorial Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Ghana · Togo · Benin · Nigeria · Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea · Central African Republic

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001810

Country distribution map

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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.

Funisciurus auriculatus beatus

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

beatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.2.5.27

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4acbd85b-ae83-45cd-abe8-a54251d7546e

Authority page

196

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094617

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Funisciurus auriculatus oliviae

Dollman, 1911

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

oliviae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.11.16.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a6f59912-4384-4826-910d-258761e1f095

Authority page

733

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22099396

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Funisciurus auriculatus boydi

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

boydi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

196

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094617

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Funisciurus leucogenys

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

leucogenys

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

131

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Happold (2013:57) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:831) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8761) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8761) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8761/22270752) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Funisciurus leucogenys auriculatus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

auriculatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Funisciurus leucogenys leucogenys

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

leucogenys

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Funisciurus leucogenys oliviae

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

oliviae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Sciurus leucogenys

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

leucogenys

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

202 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324179

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Sciurus erythrogenys

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1843)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

erythrogenys

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

129

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679891

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Waterhouse (1843:129, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679891) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60438)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus auriculatus

(Matschie, 1891)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

auriculatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

353

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6400760

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

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