Carruther's mountain squirrel

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

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| name = Carruther's mountain squirrel

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn|author=Cassola, F. |year=2016|title= Funisciurus carruthersi |errata =2017|page= e.T8755A115088287|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T8755A22269967.en|access-date=19 January 2024}}

| genus = Funisciurus

| species = carruthersi

| authority = Thomas, 1906

| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies

| subdivision_ref = {{MSW3 Sciuridae| id = 12400001| pages = 754–818 | heading = Family Sciuridae| author = Thorington, R.W. Jr.}}

| subdivision =

  • F. c. carruthersi
  • F. c. birungensis
  • F. c. chrysippus
  • F. c. tanganyikae

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The Carruther's mountain squirrel (Funisciurus carruthersi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests.

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