Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Stinking Slime Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Paxillaceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Melanogaster
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Stinking Slime Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.