Black Ebony vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Diospyros tessellaria compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Black Ebony is Vulnerable while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Ebony	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ebenaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Diospyros	Funisciurus
Species	Diospyros tessellaria	Funisciurus substriatus

Conservation Status

Black Ebony

VU — Vulnerable

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Ebony

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Ebony

The Black Ebony (Diospyros tessellaria) is a species in the genus Diospyros. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.