Indian Palm Squirrel vs Seychelles Pandanus

Funambulus palmarum compared with Pandanus sechellarum

Key Differences

• Indian Palm Squirrel is Least Concern while Seychelles Pandanus is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel	Seychelles Pandanus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pandanaceae
Genus	Funambulus	Pandanus
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Pandanus sechellarum

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Seychelles Pandanus

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Palm Squirrel	Seychelles Pandanus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seychelles Pandanus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Seychelles. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.