vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Baeomyces	Funisciurus
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Funisciurus substriatus

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.