Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Panhandle Prickly-pear

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Opuntia polyacantha

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Panhandle Prickly-pear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Panhandle Prickly-pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cactaceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Opuntia
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Opuntia polyacantha

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Panhandle Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Panhandle Prickly-pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Panhandle Prickly-pear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia and Czech Republic.