---
title: "Funisciure de Kuhl"
description: "Funisciurus congicus — Mammifères. The Congo rope squirrel (Funisciurus congicus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/congo-rope-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Funisciure de Kuhl

> Funisciurus congicus — Mammifères. The Congo rope squirrel (Funisciurus congicus)  is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Funisciurus congicus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammifères)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forêt)
- iNaturalist observations: 167
- Wikidata: [Q308478](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q308478)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45958](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45958)

## Names

- en: Congo Rope Squirrel
- de: Kongo-Rotschenkelhörnchen
- fr: Funisciure de Kuhl
- nl: Kongo-eekhoorn

## Countries with the most observations

NA (107), AO (38), CD (4)

## Summary

The Congo rope squirrel (Funisciurus congicus)  is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo south of the Congo River, western Angola, and northern Namibia. It is mainly associated with dense woodland, but in Namibia also with vegetation on granite outcrops. It is diurnal and arboreal, but also forages on the ground.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_rope_squirrel

## Photo

![Funisciure de Kuhl](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/congo-rope-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/325775117

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/congo-rope-squirrel?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).