Jequie Rubber Tree vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Manihot dichotoma compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Jequie Rubber Tree is Least Concern while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jequie Rubber Tree	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	Euphorbiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Manihot	Funisciurus
Species	Manihot dichotoma	Funisciurus substriatus

Conservation Status

Jequie Rubber Tree

LC — Least Concern

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jequie Rubber Tree	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jequie Rubber Tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.