Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Throat botfly

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Oestridae
Genus	Funisciurus	Gasterophilus
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.