Dark fruit-eating bat vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Artibeus obscurus compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Artibeus	Funisciurus
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Funisciurus substriatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Kintampo Rope Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.