Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Ischnura pumilio

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Funisciurus	Ischnura
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Ischnura pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura pumilio) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.