Kintampo Rope Squirrel vs Zipperback

Funisciurus substriatus compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kintampo Rope Squirrel	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Syrphidae
Genus	Funisciurus	Chrysotoxum
Species	Funisciurus substriatus	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.