Northern Palm Squirrel vs Scorched Alpine-Sedge

Funambulus pennantii compared with Carex atrofusca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Palm Squirrel	Scorched Alpine-Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Funambulus	Carex
Species	Funambulus pennantii	Carex atrofusca

Conservation Status

Northern Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Scorched Alpine-Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Palm Squirrel	Scorched Alpine-Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United Arab Emirates.

Scorched Alpine-Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.