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African striped squirrel

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African striped squirrels (genus Funisciurus), or rope squirrels, form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Xerinae and the tribe Protoxerini.[1] They are only found in western and central Africa.

There are nine species in the genus:

Zoonoses

African striped squirrels have been implicated in the spread of human monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. African striped squirrels were found to be a source of monkeypox in a 2003 Midwestern monkeypox outbreak.

Congo rope squirrel photographed in Damaraland, Namibia.

References

  1. ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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African striped squirrel: Brief Summary

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African striped squirrels (genus Funisciurus), or rope squirrels, form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Xerinae and the tribe Protoxerini. They are only found in western and central Africa.

There are nine species in the genus:

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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