Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs kob

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Kobus kob

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while kob is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	kob
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Funisciurus	Kobus
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Kobus kob

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and kob share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

kob

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	kob
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

kob

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.