Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Red Balau

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Shorea carapae

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Red Balau is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Shorea
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Shorea carapae

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Red Balau

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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