Broadleaf Pondweed vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Stuckenia pectinata compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Broadleaf Pondweed is Least Concern while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadleaf Pondweed	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Potamogetonaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Stuckenia	Funisciurus
Species	Stuckenia pectinata	Funisciurus substriatus

Conservation Status

Broadleaf Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadleaf Pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broadleaf Pondweed

The Broadleaf Pondweed (Stuckenia pectinata) is a species in the genus Stuckenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.