Hog Plum vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Prunus hortulana compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Hog Plum is Least Concern while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hog Plum	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)	Funisciurus
Species	Prunus hortulana	Funisciurus substriatus

Conservation Status

Hog Plum

LC — Least Concern

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hog Plum	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hog Plum

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.