Curran’s Pitogo vs Northern Palm Squirrel

Cycas curranii compared with Funambulus pennantii

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Northern Palm Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Northern Palm Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cycadaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cycas	Funambulus
Species	Cycas curranii	Funambulus pennantii

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Northern Palm Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Northern Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United Arab Emirates.