Carruther's mountain squirrel

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Carruther's mountain 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. 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 family Sciuridae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests.

Description

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References

↑ Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Funisciurus carruthersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T8755A115088287. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T8755A22269967.en . Retrieved 19 January 2024.
↑ Thorington, R.W. Jr; Hoffman, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

Extant species of family Sciuridae (subfamily Xerinae)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Sciuromorpha

Xerini

Atlantoxerus	Barbary ground squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus)
Spermophilopsis	Long-clawed ground squirrel (Spermophilopsis leptodactylus)
Xerus (African ground squirrels)	Subgenus Euxerus: Striped ground squirrel (Xerus erythropus) Subgenus Geosciurus: Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris) Mountain ground squirrel (Xerus princeps) Subgenus Xerus: Unstriped ground squirrel (Xerus rutilus)

Protoxerini

Epixerus	Ebian's palm squirrel (Epixerus ebii)
Funisciurus (African striped squirrels)	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)
Heliosciurus (sun squirrels)	Gambian sun squirrel (Heliosciurus gambianus) Mutable sun squirrel (Heliosciurus mutabilis) Small sun squirrel (Heliosciurus punctatus) Red-legged sun squirrel (Heliosciurus rufobrachium) Ruwenzori sun squirrel (Heliosciurus ruwenzorii) Zanj sun squirrel (Heliosciurus undulatus)
Myosciurus	African pygmy squirrel (Myosciurus pumilio)
Paraxerus (African bush squirrels)	Alexander's bush squirrel (Paraxerus alexandri) Boehm's bush squirrel (Paraxerus boehmi) Smith's bush squirrel (Paraxerus cepapi) Cooper's mountain squirrel (Paraxerus cooperi) Striped bush squirrel (Paraxerus flavovittis) African red bush squirrel (Paraxerus lucifer) Ochre bush squirrel (Paraxerus ochraceus) Red bush squirrel (Paraxerus palliatus) Green bush squirrel (Paraxerus poensis) Swynnerton's bush squirrel (Paraxerus vexillarius) Vincent's bush squirrel (Paraxerus vincenti)
Protoxerus (African giant squirrels)	Slender-tailed squirrel (Protoxerus aubinnii) Forest giant squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri)

Marmotini
(ground squirrels)

Large tribe listed separately

Category

Taxon identifiers
Funisciurus carruthersi	Wikidata: Q308493 Wikispecies: Funisciurus carruthersi CoL: 6JRD2 EoL: 1037961 GBIF: 2437416 iNaturalist: 45962 IRMNG: 10768461 ITIS: 632358 IUCN: 8755 MDD: 1001805 MSW: 12400740 NCBI: 234638 Open Tree of Life: 524854 Xeno-canto: Funisciurus-carruthersi

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