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Congo rope squirrel

The Congo rope squirrel 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.

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Congo rope squirrel
Damaraland, Namibia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
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 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

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  1. 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.