Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Small Plume

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Small Plume is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Small Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Funisciurus	Oxyptilus
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and Small Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Small Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Small Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Plume

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (6 countries), and Europe (33 countries).