Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Tiered Tooth

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Hericium cirrhatum

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Tiered Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Tiered Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Hericiaceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Hericium
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Hericium cirrhatum

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Tiered Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Tiered Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiered Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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