Indian Palm Squirrel vs Streamside Swordfern

Funambulus palmarum compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Funambulus	Nephrolepis
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.