Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Lacquered Bracket

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Ganoderma
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Lacquered Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).