Lunda rope squirrel

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Lunda rope squirrel
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Funisciurus
Species:
F. bayonii
Binomial name
Funisciurus bayonii
(Bocage, 1890)

The Lunda rope squirrel (Funisciurus bayonii) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is moist savanna.

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References

  1. Grubb, P. (2008). "Funisciurus bayonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.