Indian Palm Squirrel vs Pot marigold

Funambulus palmarum compared with Calendula officinalis

Key Differences

• Indian Palm Squirrel is Least Concern while Pot marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel	Pot marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Funambulus	Calendula
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Calendula officinalis

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Pot marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Palm Squirrel	Pot marigold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pot marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Morocco), Asia (4 countries), Europe (28 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).