Indian Palm Squirrel vs Thinkadu

Funambulus palmarum compared with Parashorea stellata

Key Differences

• Indian Palm Squirrel is Least Concern while Thinkadu is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel	Thinkadu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Funambulus	Parashorea
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Parashorea stellata

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Thinkadu

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thinkadu

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.