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Indian Palm Squirrel
Funambulus palmarum (Linnaeus, 1766)
Also calledAnil (tam) · Ecureuil palmiste indien (fra) · Esquilo-das-Palmeiras-Meridional (por) · Esquirol Indi de les Palmeres (cat) · Indiapalmeekorn (nob) · Indische Palmeekhoorn (nld) · Indisches Palmenhörnchen (deu) · Mudu Charala Udatha (tel) · Palminė voverė (lit) · Scoiattolo delle palme indiano (ita) · Trestribet palmeegern (dan) · Wiewiórka palmowa (pol) · ardilla de palma india (spa) · indiai házimókus (hun)
First described in: Syst. Nat., 12th ed. vol.1 p.86
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
activity
Activity patterns. Limited information is available for this species, but the Indian Palm Squirrel is diurnal and semi-arboreal. It builds a globular nest in branches, very similar to nests of passerine birds.
Sciuridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Deciduous forests at elevations up to ¢. 1370 m. In some areas, the Indian Palm Squirrel approaches human environments and replaces the Northern Palm Squirrel (FE pennantii). In India, it can be found in deciduous rainforests throughout almost all of the Western Ghats, but not in wet evergreen forests. On the outskirts of the Western Ghats, the Indian Palm Squirrel occurs on hills up to elevations of ¢. 1250 m, but in the Deccan Plain it is replaced by the Northern Palm Squirrel in elevations below ¢. 549 m.
Sciuridae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.
Sciuridae
breeding
Breeding. Little is known about the breeding habits of the Indian Palm Squirrel, but reproduction in Sri Lanka occurs year-round, with a peak November — April. Litter size usually is 2 - 3 young. Infanticide followed by cannibalism is also recorded.
Sciuridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2437246.