Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs lowland paca

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Cuniculus paca

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while lowland paca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	lowland paca
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cuniculidae
Genus	Funisciurus	Cuniculus
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and lowland paca share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	lowland paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.