Funisciurus fossil map
Where fossils of Funisciurus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 0 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 2.58 million years ago to the present (Gelasian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Quaternary |
| Family | Sciuridae |
| Named by | Trouessart 1880 |
| Fossil records | 4 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | DR Congo |
| Rock formations | txn:41486 |
About Funisciurus
African striped squirrels (genus Funisciurus), or rope squirrels, form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Xerinae and the tribe Protoxerini. They are only found in western and central Africa.
There are ten species in the genus:
Thomas's rope squirrel (Funisciurus anerythrus)
Lunda rope squirrel (Funisciurus bayonii)
Carruther's mountain squirrel (Funisciurus carruthersi)
Congo rope squirrel (Funisciurus congicus)
Du Chaillu's rope squirrel (Funisciurus duchaillui)
Lady Burton's rope squirrel (Funisciurus isabella)
Ribboned rope squirrel (Funisciurus lemniscatus)
Red-cheeked rope squirrel (Funisciurus leucogenys)
Fire-footed rope squirrel (Funisciurus pyrropus)
Kintampo rope squirrel (Funisciurus substriatus)
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article African striped squirrel (revision 1304732118), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q278459.
