Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Shingle Flatsedge

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Cyperus imbricatus

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Shingle Flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Shingle Flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Cyperus
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Cyperus imbricatus

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Shingle Flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Shingle Flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shingle Flatsedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Israel, Singapore), Europe (4 countries), North America (Haiti, Jamaica), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).