Indian Palm Squirrel vs Pitch canker

Funambulus palmarum compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Indian Palm Squirrel is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Nectriaceae
Genus	Funambulus	Fusarium
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Palm Squirrel	Pitch canker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.