Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Serpentine Sunflower

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Helianthus exilis

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Serpentine Sunflower is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Serpentine Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Funisciurus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Helianthus exilis

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Serpentine Sunflower

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Serpentine Sunflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Serpentine Sunflower

Habitat

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