Du Chaillu's rope squirrel, Funisciurus duchaillui, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae that is endemic to parts of central Gabon, where it lives in dense tropical rainforest. It is named after the French zoologist, traveller and anthropologist Paul Du Chaillu. The species was listed as extinct in 1952 and was then rediscovered in 1993, and the IUCN Red List now rates it Data Deficient. An adult has a body length of about 185 to 212 millimetres and a tail of 190 to 230 millimetres, and weighs roughly 195 to 205 grams. Its olive-brown back carries four dark brown stripes running down from the head, its banded hairs are green-yellow with black tips, and its bright red-brown tail also has a black tip. It is known to feed on the fruits of Xylopia aethiopica and of species of the genus Dialium.
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It is endemic to parts of central Gabon, within dense tropical rainforests, where it was listed as extinct in 1952, but was then rediscovered in 1993.
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The species is currently has a "Data Deficient" conservation status brought about by the IUCN Red List.
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Du Chaillu's rope squirrel is known to feast upon the fruits of Xylopia aethiopica and any species from the genus Dialium.
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It is endemic to parts of central Gabon, within dense tropical rainforests, where it was listed as extinct in 1952, but was then rediscovered in 1993.
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It is endemic to parts of central Gabon, within dense tropical rainforests, where it was listed as extinct in 1952, but was then rediscovered in 1993.
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Du Chaillu's rope squirrel (Funisciurus duchaillui) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
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It is endemic to parts of central Gabon, within dense tropical rainforests, where it was listed as extinct in 1952, but was then rediscovered in 1993.
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