False Dotted Border vs Indian Palm Squirrel

Belenois thysa compared with Funambulus palmarum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dotted Border	Indian Palm Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pieridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Belenois	Funambulus
Species	Belenois thysa	Funambulus palmarum

Evolutionary Relationship

False Dotted Border and Indian Palm Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dotted Border	Indian Palm Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.