Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Slender Shrew

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Sorex gracillimus

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Slender Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Slender Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Soricidae
Genus	Funisciurus	Sorex
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Sorex gracillimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and Slender Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Slender Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Slender Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.