Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Pavement ant

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Pavement ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Formicidae
Genus	Funisciurus	Tetramorium
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).