Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Lesser Spotted Fritillary

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Melitaea trivia

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Lesser Spotted Fritillary is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Lesser Spotted Fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Funisciurus	Melitaea
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Melitaea trivia

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and Lesser Spotted Fritillary share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Lesser Spotted Fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Spotted Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).