Chestnut Brittlestem vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Homophron spadiceum compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Brittlestem is Least Concern while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Brittlestem	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Homophron	Funisciurus
Species	Homophron spadiceum	Funisciurus substriatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Brittlestem

LC — Least Concern

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Brittlestem

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Brittlestem

The Chestnut Brittlestem (Homophron spadiceum) is a species in the genus Homophron. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.