False Dog-tooth vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Cynodontium fallax compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• False Dog-tooth is Near Threatened while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dog-tooth	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dicranales (Dicranales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rhabdoweisiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cynodontium	Funisciurus
Species	Cynodontium fallax	Funisciurus substriatus

Conservation Status

False Dog-tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dog-tooth	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dog-tooth

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.