Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Ray

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Funisciurus	Atlantoraja
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ray