| Du Chaillu's rope squirrel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily: | Xerinae |
| Tribe: | Protoxerini |
| Genus: | Funisciurus |
| Species: | F. duchaillui
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| Binomial name | |
| Funisciurus duchaillui Sanborn, 1953
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Du Chaillu's rope squirrel (Funisciurus duchaillui) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.[2] It is endemic to parts of central Gabon,[1] within dense tropical rainforests,[2] where it was listed as extinct in 1952, but was then rediscovered in 1993.[3][4] The species is currently has a "Data Deficient" conservation status brought about by the IUCN Red List.[1] It was named after French zoologist, traveler, and anthropologist Paul Du Chaillu.[2]
- ^ a b c Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Funisciurus duchaillui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136461A115207982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T136461A22270411.en. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Funisciurus duchaillui Sanborn, 1953". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ Holmes, Branden. "Funisciurus duchaillui - The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database". recentlyextinctspecies.com. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ Brugière, David; Fleury, Marie-Claire; Colyn, Marc (2005). "Structure of the squirrel community in the Forêt des Abeilles, central Gabon: rediscovery and revalidation of Funisciurus duchaillui Sanborn, 1953". Mammalia. 69 (2): 223–231. doi:10.1515/mamm.2005.019. S2CID 85286644.