Indian Palm Squirrel vs island mallow

Funambulus palmarum compared with Malva assurgentiflora

Key Differences

• Indian Palm Squirrel is Least Concern while island mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel	island mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Malvaceae
Genus	Funambulus	Malva
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Malva assurgentiflora

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

island mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Palm Squirrel	island mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

island mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Chile, Colombia, and South Africa.