Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Tacked Milkcap

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Lactarius trivialis

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Tacked Milkcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Tacked Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Russulaceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Lactarius
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Lactarius trivialis

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Tacked Milkcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Tacked Milkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tacked Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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