Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs southern birch mouse

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Sicista subtilis

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while southern birch mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	southern birch mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dipodidae
Genus	Funisciurus	Sicista
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Sicista subtilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and southern birch mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

southern birch mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	southern birch mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern birch mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.