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Rope Squirrels
Funisciurus
African striped squirrels (genus Funisciurus), or rope squirrels, form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Xerinae and the tribe Protoxerini. They are only found in western and central Africa.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 10 known species
Congo Rope Squirrel
speciesFunisciurus congicus
Fire-footed Rope Squirrel
speciesFunisciurus pyrropus
Thomas's Rope Squirrel
speciesFunisciurus anerythrus
Carruthers' Mountain Squirrel
speciesFunisciurus carruthersi
Kintampo Rope Squirrel
speciesFunisciurus substriatus
Lady Burton's Rope Squirrel
speciesFunisciurus isabella
Ribboned Rope Squirrel
speciesFunisciurus lemniscatus
Red-cheeked Rope Squirrel
speciesFunisciurus leucogenys
Du Chaillu's Rope Squirrel
speciesFunisciurus duchaillui
Lunda Rope Squirrel
speciesFunisciurus bayonii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 45956.