Indian Palm Squirrel vs Red ash

Funambulus palmarum compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Funambulus	Alphitonia
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Palm Squirrel	Red ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.