Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Tuberous Polypore

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Polyporus tuberaster

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Tuberous Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Tuberous Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Polyporus
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Polyporus tuberaster

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Tuberous Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Tuberous Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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