Congo rope squirrel
| Congo rope squirrel | |
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| Damaraland, Namibia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Funisciurus |
| Species: | F. congicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Funisciurus congicus (Kuhl, 1820)
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The Congo rope squirrel (Funisciurus congicus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo south of the Congo River, western Angola, and northern Namibia. It is mainly associated with dense woodland, but in Namibia also with vegetation on granite outcrops. It is diurnal and arboreal, but also forages on the ground.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Funisciurus congicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T8758A115088669. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T8758A22270249.en. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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