Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Red-Banded Polypore

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Fomitopsis pinicola

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Red-Banded Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Red-Banded Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fomitopsidaceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Fomitopsis
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Fomitopsis pinicola

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Red-Banded Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Red-Banded Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Banded Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).