Indian Palm Squirrel vs Touch-me-not

Funambulus palmarum compared with Melianthus comosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel	Touch-me-not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Melianthaceae
Genus	Funambulus	Melianthus
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Melianthus comosus

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Touch-me-not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Palm Squirrel	Touch-me-not
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Touch-me-not

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Spain.