Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Papyrus

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Cyperus papyrus

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Papyrus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Papyrus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Cyperus
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Papyrus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Papyrus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papyrus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).