Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Slippery Jack

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Suillus luteus

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Slippery Jack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Suillaceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Suillus
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).