Fringed Cup vs Northern Palm Squirrel

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Funambulus pennantii

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Northern Palm Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Northern Palm Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Encoelia	Funambulus
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Funambulus pennantii

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Northern Palm Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Northern Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United Arab Emirates.