Indian Palm Squirrel vs

Funambulus palmarum compared with Sphingopyxis panaciterrulae

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	Sphingopyxis
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Sphingopyxis panaciterrulae

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.

Sphingopyxis panaciterrulae is a Gram-negative aerobic rod isolated from ginseng-cultivated soils in Korea. It inhabits the rhizosphere of Panax ginseng plants and associated agricultural soils. This chemoheterotroph decomposes organic matter in ginseng farming soils and may participate in ginsenoside transformation.