Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Hemaris tityus

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
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)	Sphingidae
Genus	Funisciurus	Hemaris
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Hemaris tityus

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.