Indian Palm Squirrel vs tree mallow

Funambulus palmarum compared with Malva arborea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel	tree mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Malvaceae
Genus	Funambulus	Malva
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Malva arborea

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

tree mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tree mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, South Africa), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).