Indian Palm Squirrel vs Slender Shrew

Funambulus palmarum compared with Sorex gracillimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel	Slender Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Soricidae
Genus	Funambulus	Sorex
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Sorex gracillimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Indian Palm Squirrel and Slender Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Slender Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Palm Squirrel	Slender Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.