Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs umkokolo

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while umkokolo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Salicaceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Dovyalis
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	umkokolo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).