Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Ornate Flying Fox

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Funisciurus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.