Indian Palm Squirrel vs Plated Rock Tripe

Funambulus palmarum compared with Umbilicaria muehlenbergii

Key Differences

• Indian Palm Squirrel is Least Concern while Plated Rock Tripe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel	Plated Rock Tripe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Umbilicariaceae
Genus	Funambulus	Umbilicaria
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Umbilicaria muehlenbergii

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Plated Rock Tripe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Palm Squirrel	Plated Rock Tripe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plated Rock Tripe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.