Congo rope squirrel

Congo Rope Squirrel
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Funisciurus
Species: F. congicus
Binomial name
Funisciurus congicus
(Kuhl, 1820)

The Congo Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus congicus) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Namibia. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rocky areas.

References

  1. Grubb, P. & Coetzee, N. (2008). Funisciurus congicus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.