Indian Palm Squirrel

Courtesy: Shiva.T

Common name: Indian palm squirrel; three-striped palm squirrel.
Scientific name: Funambulus palmarum
Scientific classification: Kingdom: Animalia
                                             Phylum: Chordata
                                             Class: Mammalia
                                             Order: Rodentia
                                             Family: Sciuridae
                                             Genus: Funambulus
                                             Species: F.palmarum

Type of species: Indigenous
Distribution: Found naturally in India and Sri Lanka, However, it has been introduced into many other areas such as Madagascar, Comoro Islands, Mayotte, etc.
Habitat: These animals prefer to live in trees, hence are called arboreal animals.
Conservation status: Least concern
On the farm: These squirrels are omnipresent throughout the farm.