Keruing vs Northern Palm Squirrel

Dipterocarpus eurhynchus compared with Funambulus pennantii

Key Differences

• Keruing is Near Threatened while Northern Palm Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Keruing	Northern Palm Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dipterocarpus	Funambulus
Species	Dipterocarpus eurhynchus	Funambulus pennantii

Conservation Status

Keruing

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Keruing	Northern Palm Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Keruing

Habitat

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

Northern Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United Arab Emirates.