Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs long yam

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Dioscorea
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.