Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Slingshot

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Tabernaemontana laurifolia

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Slingshot is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Slingshot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Tabernaemontana
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Tabernaemontana laurifolia

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Slingshot

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Slingshot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slingshot

Habitat

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