Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Prostrate pigweed

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Amaranthus albus

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Prostrate pigweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Prostrate pigweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Amaranthus
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Amaranthus albus

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Prostrate pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Prostrate pigweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate pigweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (9 countries), Europe (31 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).