Indian Palm Squirrel vs Keruing

Funambulus palmarum compared with Dipterocarpus eurhynchus

Key Differences

• Indian Palm Squirrel is Least Concern while Keruing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel	Keruing
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Funambulus	Dipterocarpus
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Dipterocarpus eurhynchus

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Keruing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Palm Squirrel	Keruing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Keruing

Habitat

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