Northern Palm Squirrel vs Slippery Jack

Funambulus pennantii compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Palm Squirrel	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Suillaceae
Genus	Funambulus	Suillus
Species	Funambulus pennantii	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Northern Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Palm Squirrel	Slippery Jack
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.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).