Indian Palm Squirrel vs Moon Trefoil

Funambulus palmarum compared with Medicago arborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel	Moon Trefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Funambulus	Medicago
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Palm Squirrel	Moon Trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).