Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Thatching grass

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Funisciurus	Hyparrhenia
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).