Funisciurus leucogenys (Waterhouse 1842)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 754-818 : 792

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11332346
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scientific name	Funisciurus leucogenys (Waterhouse 1842)
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Funisciurus leucogenys (Waterhouse 1842) View in CoL

[Funisciurus] leucogenys ( Waterhouse 1842) View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 1, 10: 202.

Type Locality: Equatorial Guinea, Bioko "...brought from Fernando Po ".

Vernacular Names: Red-cheeked Rope Squirrel.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Funisciurus leucogenys subsp. leucogenys Waterhouse 1842

Subspecies Funisciurus leucogenys subsp. auriculatus Matschie 1891

Subspecies Funisciurus leucogenys subsp. oliviae Dollman 1911

Distribution: Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Rio Muni, Bioko.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Waterhouse (1842 [1843]) renamed this species erythrogenys , "red-cheeked" in an attempt to replace the inappropriate name leucogenys , "white-cheeked". This is an unjustified emendation.