Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Starfruit

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Damasonium polyspermum

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Alismataceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Damasonium
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Damasonium polyspermum

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.