Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Orange Tip

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Anthocharis cardamines

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Orange Tip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Orange Tip
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)	Pieridae
Genus	Funisciurus	Anthocharis
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Anthocharis cardamines

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and Orange Tip share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (39 countries).

Orange Tip

Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.