Indian Palm Squirrel

Indian Palm Squirrel

Funambulus palmarum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Mudumalai National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
10–20
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
40–50%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
4 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
5 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
8 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
9 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Palm Squirrel in Mudumalai National Park?

About 38% of visitor-days record a Indian Palm Squirrel sighting in Mudumalai National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Indian Palm Squirrel in Mudumalai National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Indian Palm Squirrel in Mudumalai National Park in our monthly data.

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