Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Microbotryum scorzonerae

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Microbotryaceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Microbotryum
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Microbotryum scorzonerae

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Microbotryum scorzonerae is a smut fungus specifically parasitizing Scorzonera and related plants in the daisy family. It replaces the pollen and ovules of host plants with dark spore masses, reducing host reproduction. This highly specialized pathogen inhabits grasslands and steppe environments where its Scorzonera hosts occur.