arctic ground squirrel vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Urocitellus parryii compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• arctic ground squirrel is Least Concern while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic ground squirrel	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Urocitellus	Funisciurus
Species	Urocitellus parryii	Funisciurus substriatus

Evolutionary Relationship

arctic ground squirrel and Kintampo Rope Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Family level: Sciuridae. (Squirrels)

Conservation Status

arctic ground squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic ground squirrel	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic ground squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic ground squirrel

The Arctic ground squirrel (Urocitellus parryii) is a species in the genus Urocitellus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.