Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Lesser bilby

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Funisciurus	Macrotis
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.