Dense-flowered Fumitory vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Fumaria densiflora compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Dense-flowered Fumitory is Critically Endangered while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dense-flowered Fumitory	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Papaveraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Fumaria	Funisciurus
Species	Fumaria densiflora	Funisciurus substriatus

Conservation Status

Dense-flowered Fumitory

CR — Critically Endangered

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dense-flowered Fumitory	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dense-flowered Fumitory

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Critically 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.