Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Variable Chafer

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Funisciurus	Gnorimus
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Kintampo Rope Squirrel and Variable Chafer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Variable Chafer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.