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The former range of the species, before the taxonomic split, was in both India and Sri Lanka, though the Nilgiri palm squirrel (F. sublineatus) is now restricted in distribution to the Western Ghats of India. [5] Very little is known of this squirrel, probably the smallest in the genus weighing about 40g.
Dusky palm squirrel is a common name applied to two rodents that were formerly considered to be a single species. Funambulus obscurus , native to Sri Lanka Funambulus sublineatus , or the Nilgiri striped squirrel, native to India
The Indian palm squirrel or three-striped palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found naturally in India (south of the Vindhyas) and Sri Lanka. In the late 19th century, the palm squirrel was introduced to Madagascar , Réunion , Mayotte , Comoro Islands , Mauritius , and Seychelles .
Funambulus is a genus of rodents in the Sciuridae (squirrel) family, the only one in tribe Funambulini. [1] It contains these species: [2] [3] Genus Funambulus. Subgenus Funambulus. Layard's palm squirrel (F. layardi) Dusky palm squirrel (F. obscurus) Indian palm squirrel (F. palmarum) Nilgiri striped palm squirrel (F. sublineatus) [4]
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Shorter burrows are dug as hiding places. This ground squirrel's home range is two to three acres (0.8 to 1.2 ha). Late in life, naturalist John James Audubon made a final expedition to the western plains in search of four-footed mammals. These striped ground squirrels would be tempting prey for many birds, especially hawks and owls.
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Cambodian striped squirrel, T. rodolphii; Swinhoe's striped squirrel, T. swinhoei; A fifth species was described in 2022: [3] Minshan striped squirrel, T. minshanica; Asiatic striped squirrels can be identified by the differences in the stripe pattern. For example, in some species, the stripe of the cheek interrupts in the shoulder region and ...