Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Red-legged Sun Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Funisciurus	Heliosciurus
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and Red-legged Sun Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Family level: Sciuridae. (Squirrels)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.