Listen to the Indian palm squirrel
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About the Indian palm squirrel
The Indian palm squirrel is a mammal in the family Sciuridae (order Rodentia). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Indian palm squirrel sound like?
Mammal voices range from infrasonic elephant rumbles to the ultrasonic clicks of bats and dolphins. Most are made in the larynx, shaped by the throat, mouth and nose, and used for contact, warning, courtship and – in some species – echolocation.
From Wikipedia
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), Pakistan (eastern districts of Karachi), Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. In the late 19th century, the palm squirrel was introduced to Madagascar, Réunion, Mayotte, Comoro Islands, Mauritius, and Seychelles. The closely related five-striped palm squirrel (F. pennantii) is found in northern India, southern Pakistan and its range partly overlaps with this species.
Related mammals in the genus Funambulus
More from the family Sciuridae
Frequently asked questions
What does an Indian palm squirrel sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Indian palm squirrel on this page. Mammal voices range from infrasonic elephant rumbles to the ultrasonic clicks of bats and dolphins.
Is the Indian palm squirrel endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Indian palm squirrel as “least concern”.
What family does the Indian palm squirrel belong to?
The Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.
Sources & credits
- A three-striped palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) chirping 16January2015 by Subhashish Panigrahi – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Three Striped Palm Squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) by Akasmita – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- A squirrel chirping while eating a pomegranate, Bangalore, India by Subhashish Panigrahi – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q305626 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Indian palm squirrel – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Muhammad Mahdi Karim – GFDL 1.2