Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Silver-rumped Needletail

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Rhaphidura leucopygialis

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Silver-rumped Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Silver-rumped Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Apodidae
Genus	Funisciurus	Rhaphidura
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Rhaphidura leucopygialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and Silver-rumped Needletail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Silver-rumped Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Silver-rumped Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-rumped Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.