Fire-Footed Rope Squirrel
Funisciurus pyrropus
Creation Date: 5/1/2025
Submission Date: 5/2/2025
Modify Date: 5/2/2025
Fire-Footed Rope Squirrel
BIOART-000643
Category:
Animals
Description
Squirrel 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. Recently it has been proposed as a possible origin for mpox.
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Cite This Entry
NIAID Visual & Medical Arts. (5/2/2025). Fire-Footed Rope Squirrel. NIAID NIH BIOART Source. bioart.niaid.nih.gov/bioart/643
Keywords
african, mammal, mpox, rodent, Sciuridae, Squirrel, tree dwelling
Collection
NIAID Visual & Medical Arts
Image Style
Shaded
Creator
Ryan Kissinger
Credit
Courtesy of NIAID
Scientific Disciplines And Research Areas
Ecology
Image Type
Vector
Illustration Software/Version
Adobe Illustrator 28.2
Category
Animals
Animals
Mammals, Domestic Mammals, Wild Mammals, Rodents