Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Tree-hole tick

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Ixodes arboricola

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Tree-hole tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Tree-hole tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ixodidae
Genus	Funisciurus	Ixodes
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Ixodes arboricola

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and Tree-hole tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Tree-hole tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Tree-hole tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tree-hole tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.