Carruther's Mountain Squirrel

Carruther's Mountain Squirrel
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Funisciurus
Species: F. carruthersi
Binomial name
Funisciurus carruthersi
Thomas, 1906
Subspecies[2]
  • F. c. carruthersi
  • F. c birungensis
  • F. c. chrysippus
  • F. c. tanganyikae

The Carruther's Mountain Squirrel (Funisciurus carruthersi) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

References

  1. ^ Kerbis Peterhans, J. & Grubb, P. (2008). Funisciurus carruthersi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 January 2009.
  2. ^ Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. 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. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?s=y&id=12400001.