Indian Palm Squirrel vs Sand Hickory

Funambulus palmarum compared with Carya pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel	Sand Hickory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Juglandaceae
Genus	Funambulus	Carya
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Carya pallida

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sand Hickory

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Palm Squirrel	Sand Hickory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Hickory

Habitat

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