Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Funisciurus	Urocitellus
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and Long-tailed Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Family level: Sciuridae. (Squirrels)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.