Indian Palm Squirrel vs Year Bean

Funambulus palmarum compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Indian Palm Squirrel is Least Concern while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel	Year Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Funambulus	Phaseolus
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Palm Squirrel	Year Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.