Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Pale Clouded Yellow

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Colias hyale

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Pale Clouded Yellow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Pale Clouded Yellow
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	Colias
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Colias hyale

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and Pale Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Pale Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Pale Clouded Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

Pale Clouded Yellow

Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale) 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.