Mantled Baskettail vs Northern Palm Squirrel

Epitheca semiaquea compared with Funambulus pennantii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mantled Baskettail	Northern Palm Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Corduliidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Epitheca	Funambulus
Species	Epitheca semiaquea	Funambulus pennantii

Evolutionary Relationship

Mantled Baskettail and Northern Palm Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Northern Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mantled Baskettail	Northern Palm Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Northern Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United Arab Emirates.