Nesselseide vs Indian Palm Squirrel

Cuscuta europaea compared with Funambulus palmarum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nesselseide	Indian Palm Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cuscuta	Funambulus
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Funambulus palmarum

Conservation Status

Nesselseide

LC — Least Concern

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nesselseide	Indian Palm Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nesselseide

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.