Wildlifeof Nepal
Five-striped Palm Squirrel
Squirrels & Flying Squirrels
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Funambulus pennantii
Basic stats
Diet
Seeds, fruit and other plant matter
Habitat
Dry deciduous and montane forest to 4,000m, scrub, plantations, farmland, gardens and towns
Range
India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Iran; introduced to the Nicobar Islands
The northern palm squirrel, or five-striped palm squirrel, is a small, semi-arboreal squirrel of tropical and subtropical dry deciduous forest. It also lives in montane forest up to 4,000m, scrubland, plantations, grasslands, farmland, rural gardens and urban areas (Wikipedia, general species account).
Its range includes the Andaman Islands, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Iran, and it was introduced to the Nicobar Islands. Authors have described additional subspecies, including one in Nepal, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, though a later study folded some of them back into the main form because measurements and colours overlap. Nationally Least Concern (Nepal National Red List 2011).
Quick answers
- What does the Five-striped Palm Squirrel eat?
- Seeds, fruit and other plant matter
- What habitat does the Five-striped Palm Squirrel live in?
- Dry deciduous and montane forest to 4,000m, scrub, plantations, farmland, gardens and towns
- Where is the Five-striped Palm Squirrel found?
- India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Iran; introduced to the Nicobar Islands