Northern palm squirrel
The northern palm squirrel (Funambulus pennantii), also called the five-striped palm squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. Some authorities recognize two subspecies, F. p. pennantii and F. p. argentescens. It is a semi-arboreal species found in tropical and subtropical dry deciduous forests and many other rural and urban habitats. It is a common species with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
| Northern palm squirrel | |
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| At Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Funambulus |
| Subgenus: | Prasadsciurus Moore & Tate, 1965 |
| Species: | F. pennantii |
| Binomial name | |
| Funambulus pennantii Wroughton, 1905 | |
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| Synonyms | |
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F. pennanti | |
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