Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Square-spot Deerfly

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Chrysops viduatus

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Square-spot Deerfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Square-spot Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tabanidae
Genus	Funisciurus	Chrysops
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Chrysops viduatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and Square-spot Deerfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Square-spot Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Square-spot Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Square-spot Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.