Red-cheeked rope squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red-cheeked rope squirrel lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Funisciurus leucogenys
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the red-cheeked rope squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red-cheeked rope squirrel in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Benin

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the red-cheeked rope squirrel endangered?

The red-cheeked rope squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the red-cheeked rope squirrel?

The red-cheeked rope squirrel (Funisciurus leucogenys) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Funisciurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red-cheeked rope squirrel

The red-cheeked rope squirrel (Funisciurus leucogenys) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red-cheeked rope squirrel (revision 1352109837), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q307207 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).