Funisciurus anerythrus — Details

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Overview

Distribution

Range Description

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This species is distributed in West Africa and Central Africa. It has been recorded in from Benin and Nigeria in West Africa, with a seemingly disjunct second population distributed from Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni) and northern Gabon, into Central African Republic and much of the Congo Basin of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat and Ecology

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Habitat and Ecology
This species is generally found in lowland tropical moist forest throughout much of the range, but has also been reported from gallery forest. It can be found in secondary habitats. Animals are usually found singly or in pairs

Systems
  • Terrestrial
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Life History and Behavior

Life Expectancy

Lifespan, longevity, and ageing

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Maximum longevity: 10 years (captivity) Observations: One wild born specimen was about 10 years old when it died in captivity (Richard Weigl 2005).
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Conservation

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List Assessment

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Red List Category
LC
Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version
3.1

Year Assessed
2008

Assessor/s
Grubb, P. & Ekué, M.R.M.

Reviewer/s
Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, it probably occurs in a number of protected areas, has a tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

History
  • 2004
    Data Deficient
  • 1996
    Lower Risk/least concern
    (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
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Population

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Population
It is not uncommon.

Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats

Threats

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Major Threats
There appear to be no major threats to this species as a whole.
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Management

Conservation Actions

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Conservation Actions
In view of the species wide range, it is probable that it occurs in some protected areas. Additional studies are needed into the taxonomic status of West African populations.
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Wikipedia

Thomas's Rope Squirrel

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The Thomas's Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus anerythrus) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. ^ Grubb, P. & Ekué, M. R. M. (2008). Funisciurus anerythrus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 January 2009.
  2. ^ Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 26158608. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?s=y&id=12400001. 


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