Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Pigmy Skipper

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Gegenes pumilio

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Pigmy Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Pigmy Skipper
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)	Hesperiidae
Genus	Funisciurus	Gegenes
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Gegenes pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Pigmy Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Pigmy Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pigmy Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (10 countries).