Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Tuberous Valerian

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Valeriana tuberosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Tuberous Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Valeriana
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Valeriana tuberosa

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Tuberous Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.