Caucasian Wingnut vs Indian Palm Squirrel

Pterocarya fraxinifolia compared with Funambulus palmarum

Key Differences

• Caucasian Wingnut is Not Evaluated while Indian Palm Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Wingnut	Indian Palm Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Juglandaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Pterocarya	Funambulus
Species	Pterocarya fraxinifolia	Funambulus palmarum

Conservation Status

Caucasian Wingnut

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Wingnut	Indian Palm Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Wingnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Caucasian Wingnut

The Caucasian Wingnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia) is a species in the genus Pterocarya. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.