Indian-nut vs Indian Palm Squirrel

Areca catechu compared with Funambulus palmarum

Key Differences

• Indian-nut is Not Evaluated while Indian Palm Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian-nut	Indian Palm Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Arecaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Areca	Funambulus
Species	Areca catechu	Funambulus palmarum

Conservation Status

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian-nut	Indian Palm Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian-nut

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.