Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Tuberous Thistle

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Cirsium tuberosum

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Tuberous Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Tuberous Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Funisciurus	Cirsium
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Cirsium tuberosum

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Tuberous Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, and Sweden.