Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs strawflower

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Helichrysum arenarium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	strawflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Funisciurus	Helichrysum
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Helichrysum arenarium

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

strawflower

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

strawflower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.