Forest Ironplum vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Drypetes gerrardii compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Forest Ironplum is Least Concern while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Ironplum	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Putranjivaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Drypetes	Funisciurus
Species	Drypetes gerrardii	Funisciurus substriatus

Conservation Status

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Ironplum	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Ironplum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.