Kintampo rope squirrel

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Kintampo rope squirrel
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Funisciurus
Species:
F. substriatus
Binomial name
Funisciurus substriatus
De Winton, 1899

The Kintampo rope squirrel (Funisciurus substriatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Niger, and Togo. Its natural habitat is moist savanna.

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References

  1. Grubb, P. & Ekué, M. R. M. (2008). "Funisciurus substriatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.