Gillet's cherry-orange vs Northern Palm Squirrel

Citropsis gilletiana compared with Funambulus pennantii

Key Differences

• Gillet's cherry-orange is Endangered while Northern Palm Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gillet's cherry-orange	Northern Palm Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rutaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Citropsis	Funambulus
Species	Citropsis gilletiana	Funambulus pennantii

Conservation Status

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Northern Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gillet's cherry-orange	Northern Palm Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gillet's cherry-orange

Habitat

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

Northern Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United Arab Emirates.