Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Scuttle fly

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Phoridae
Genus	Funisciurus	Megaselia
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).