Funisciurus substriatus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	SCIURIDAE

Scientific Name:

Funisciurus substriatus

Species Authority:

De Winton, 1899

Common Name/s:

English	–	Kintampo Rope Squirrel, Winston's Tree Squirrel
French	–	Funisciure De Kitampo

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

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)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing uncertainty as to its extent of occurrence, natural history, threats and conservation status.

History:

2004

–

Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This West African species is found in Ghana (north of the forest and east of the Volta River), Togo and Benin, extending northwards into southern areas of Burkina Faso and Niger (Grubb et al. 1998).
Countries:	Native: Benin; Burkina Faso; Ghana; Niger; Togo
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Population [top]

Population:	There is little information available on the abundance of this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found in both savanna and drier forest formations, including gallery forest. There is little information available on the biology or habits of this species.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species probably occurs in some protected areas, but this has not been confirmed. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, general ecology and threats to this little-known species.

Conservation Actions:

This species probably occurs in some protected areas, but this has not been confirmed. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, general ecology and threats to this little-known species.

Citation:	Grubb, P. & Ekué, M.R.M. 2008. Funisciurus substriatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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