Species of rodent
Ribboned rope squirrel |
Conservation status |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg/220px-Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg.png) Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] |
Scientific classification |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Funisciurus |
Species: | F. lemniscatus |
Binomial name |
Funisciurus lemniscatus |
Subspecies[2] |
- F. l. lemniscatus
- F. l. mayumbicus
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The ribboned rope squirrel (Funisciurus lemniscatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- ^ Grubb, P. (2008). "Funisciurus lemniscatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)
- ^ Thorington, R.W. Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 26158608.
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Xerini | Atlantoxerus | - Barbary ground squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus)
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Spermophilopsis | - Long-clawed ground squirrel (Spermophilopsis leptodactylus)
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Xerus (African ground squirrels) | - Subgenus Euxerus: Striped ground squirrel (Xerus erythropus)
- Subgenus Geosciurus: Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris)
- Mountain ground squirrel (Xerus princeps)
- Subgenus Xerus: Unstriped ground squirrel (Xerus rutilus)
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Protoxerini | Epixerus | - Ebian's palm squirrel (Epixerus ebii)
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Funisciurus (African striped squirrels) | - Thomas's rope squirrel (Funisciurus anerythrus)
- Lunda rope squirrel (Funisciurus bayonii)
- Carruther's mountain squirrel (Funisciurus carruthersi)
- Congo rope squirrel (Funisciurus congicus)
- Lady Burton's rope squirrel (Funisciurus isabella)
- Ribboned rope squirrel (Funisciurus lemniscatus)
- Red-cheeked rope squirrel (Funisciurus leucogenys)
- Fire-footed rope squirrel (Funisciurus pyrropus)
- Kintampo rope squirrel (Funisciurus substriatus)
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Heliosciurus (sun squirrels) | - Gambian sun squirrel (Heliosciurus gambianus)
- Mutable sun squirrel (Heliosciurus mutabilis)
- Small sun squirrel (Heliosciurus punctatus)
- Red-legged sun squirrel (Heliosciurus rufobrachium)
- Ruwenzori sun squirrel (Heliosciurus ruwenzorii)
- Zanj sun squirrel (Heliosciurus undulatus)
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Myosciurus | - African pygmy squirrel (Myosciurus pumilio)
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Paraxerus (African bush squirrels) | - Alexander's bush squirrel (Paraxerus alexandri)
- Boehm's bush squirrel (Paraxerus boehmi)
- Smith's bush squirrel (Paraxerus cepapi)
- Cooper's mountain squirrel (Paraxerus cooperi)
- Striped bush squirrel (Paraxerus flavovittis)
- African red bush squirrel (Paraxerus lucifer)
- Ochre bush squirrel (Paraxerus ochraceus)
- Red bush squirrel (Paraxerus palliatus)
- Green bush squirrel (Paraxerus poensis)
- Swynnerton's bush squirrel (Paraxerus vexillarius)
- Vincent's bush squirrel (Paraxerus vincenti)
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Protoxerus (African giant squirrels) | - Slender-tailed squirrel (Protoxerus aubinnii)
- Forest giant squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri)
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Marmotini (ground squirrels) | |
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Category |
Taxon identifiers |
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Funisciurus lemniscatus | |
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