Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Warty Dapperling

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Echinoderma perplexum

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Warty Dapperling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Warty Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Funisciurus	Echinoderma
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Echinoderma perplexum

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Warty Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Warty Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Warty Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.