Funambulus (Palm Squirrels)

Species in this group

LC

Funambulus pennantii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Funambulus palmarum

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

VU

Funambulus sublineatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

VU Endemic

Funambulus layardi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Funambulus tristriatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Palm Squirrels

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 5 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 4 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3 of 5	~70%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~50%
	Layard's Palm Squirrel			~40%
	Nilgiri Palm Squirrel			~20%
2	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~60%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~60%
3	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 5	~60%
	Nilgiri Palm Squirrel			~40%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~30%
4	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~50%
5	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	~40%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~40%
6	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	~40%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~40%
7	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	~40%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~40%
8	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	~40%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~40%
9	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~30%
10	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~30%
11	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	Jungle Palm Squirrel			~30%
12	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~20%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~20%
13	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 5	~20%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~20%
14	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~20%
	Nilgiri Palm Squirrel			~20%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Agra	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~80%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~80%
2	Vijayawada	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~80%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~80%
3	Ahmedabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~80%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~80%
4	Jammu	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~80%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~80%
5	Puducherry	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~70%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~70%
6	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 5	~70%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~70%
7	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 5	~70%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~70%
8	Jodhpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~70%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~70%
9	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~60%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~60%
10	Tiruchirappalli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~60%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~60%
11	Kanpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~60%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~60%
12	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~60%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~60%
13	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~60%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~60%
14	Varanasi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~60%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~60%
15	Lahore	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 5	~60%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~60%
16	Jaipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~60%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~60%
17	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~60%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~60%
18	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~50%
19	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	2 of 5	~50%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~40%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~20%
20	Madurai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~50%
21	Patna	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~50%
22	Raipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~50%
23	Karachi	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 5	~50%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~50%
24	Chandigarh	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~50%
25	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 5	~50%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~50%
26	Jalandhar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~50%
27	Ludhiana	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~50%
28	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~50%
29	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~50%
30	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~40%
31	Kota	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~40%
32	Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~40%
33	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	3 of 5	~40%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~30%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~20%
	Jungle Palm Squirrel			~10%
34	Islamabad	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 5	~40%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~40%
35	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~40%
36	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~40%
37	Pune	🇮🇳 India	3 of 5	~40%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~30%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~10%
	Jungle Palm Squirrel			~10%
38	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~40%
39	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~40%
40	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~40%
41	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Jungle Palm Squirrel			~40%
42	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~40%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~40%
43	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~30%
44	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	Jungle Palm Squirrel			~30%
45	Nashik	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~30%
46	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 5	~30%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~30%
47	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~30%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~30%
48	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~20%
	Jungle Palm Squirrel			~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zlín-Lešná Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Jerusalem Biblical Zoo	🇮🇱 Israel	In captivity
3	Jijamata Udyaan	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
4	Thiruvananthapuram Zoo	🇮🇳 India	In captivity

Challenges

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Palm Squirrels

Species in this group

Northern Palm Squirrel

Indian Palm Squirrel

Nilgiri Palm Squirrel

Layard's Palm Squirrel

Jungle Palm Squirrel

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Palm Squirrels

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges