Fire-footed rope squirrel

{{Speciesbox

| image = Funisciurus pyrropus.png

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Cassola, F. |year=2016 |errata=2017 |title=Funisciurus pyrropus |volume=2016 |page=e.T8762A115089084 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T8762A22270593.en |access-date=15 February 2025}}

| genus = Funisciurus

| species = pyrropus

| authority = (F. Cuvier, 1833)

| subdivision_ref = {{MSW3 Sciuridae|pages=754–818|id=12400001}}

| subdivision =

F. p. pyrropus
F. p. akka
F. p. leonis
F. p. leucostigma
F. p. mandingo
F. p. nigrensis
F. p. niveatus
F. p. pembertoni
F. p. talboti

| range_map = Funisciurus pyrropus distribution.svg

| range_map_caption = Geographic range

}}

The fire-footed rope squirrel (Funisciurus pyrropus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

Description

It is a relatively small rodent with an adult averaging at a height of {{convert|204.81|mm|in|1|order=flip}}. Adults weigh between {{convert|225|and|240|g}}.

Habitat

It is found in West and Central Africa from Senegal to Uganda and south to Angola. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, and plantations.

Diet

They are primarily herbivores. Their main diet consists of fruit and seeds. When food is scarce, they resort to eating small termites and ants.

Mating

Several male squirrels chase a single female squirrel in a ritualistic chase. They bear litters of one to two pups.{{Cite GBIF |taxon=Funisciurus pyrropus |id=2437411 |access-date=2023-02-27}}

References

Category:Funisciurus

Category:Rodents of Africa

Category:Mammals described in 1833

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

Category:Taxa named by Frédéric Cuvier