Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Yellow ginger

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Hedychium flavescens

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Yellow ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Yellow ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Funisciurus	Hedychium
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Hedychium flavescens

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Yellow ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Vietnam), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil).