Indian Palm Squirrel
Funambulus palmarum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusFunambulus (Palm Squirrels)
- SpeciesFunambulus palmarum (Indian Palm Squirrel)
Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Indian Palm Squirrel in Minneriya National Park?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Indian Palm Squirrel sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Indian Palm Squirrel in Minneriya National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Indian Palm Squirrel in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.