Indian Palm Squirrel vs Pith Plant

Funambulus palmarum compared with Aeschynomene aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel	Pith Plant
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	Aeschynomene
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Aeschynomene aspera

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Pith Plant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Palm Squirrel	Pith Plant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pith Plant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Madagascar.