Buddha's hand vs Indian Palm Squirrel

Alocasia cucullata compared with Funambulus palmarum

Key Differences

• Buddha's hand is Not Evaluated while Indian Palm Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	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	Araceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alocasia	Funambulus
Species	Alocasia cucullata	Funambulus palmarum

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Indian Palm Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.