Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Summer Tanager

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Piranga rubra

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Summer Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Summer Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cardinalidae
Genus	Funisciurus	Piranga
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Piranga rubra

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and Summer Tanager share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Summer Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Summer Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Summer Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Summer Tanager

Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.