Indian Palm Squirrel vs Light Red Meranti

Funambulus palmarum compared with Shorea smithiana

Key Differences

• Indian Palm Squirrel is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel	Light Red Meranti
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	Shorea
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Shorea smithiana

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Palm Squirrel	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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