Arrow-Grass vs Indian Palm Squirrel

Triglochin maritima compared with Funambulus palmarum

Key Differences

• Arrow-Grass is Near Threatened while Indian Palm Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrow-Grass	Indian Palm Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Juncaginaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Triglochin	Funambulus
Species	Triglochin maritima	Funambulus palmarum

Conservation Status

Arrow-Grass

NT — Near Threatened

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrow-Grass	Indian Palm Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrow-Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrow-Grass

The Arrow-Grass, Triglochin maritima, is a species. It is currently assessed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.