Indian Palm Squirrel vs

Funambulus palmarum compared with Sphingomonas flava

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Funambulus	Sphingomonas
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Sphingomonas flava

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingomonas flava is a yellow-pigmented, gram-negative bacterium in the family Sphingomonadaceae. It inhabits soil and freshwater environments and, like other members of the genus, possesses sphingolipids in its outer membrane that distinguish it from most other gram-negative bacteria. Its conservation status is not evaluated.