Funisciurus leucogenys (Waterhouse 1842)

[Funisciurus] leucogenys (Waterhouse 1842), 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.