Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs parrot's-flower

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Heliconia psittacorum

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while parrot's-flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	parrot's-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Heliconiaceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Heliconia
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Heliconia psittacorum

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

parrot's-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	parrot's-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parrot's-flower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Saint Kitts and Nevis), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).