Nilgiri Palm Squirrel
Funambulus sublineatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusFunambulus (Palm Squirrels)
- SpeciesFunambulus sublineatus (Nilgiri Palm Squirrel)
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
📅 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 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Nilgiri Palm Squirrel in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Nilgiri Palm Squirrel sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Nilgiri Palm Squirrel in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Nilgiri Palm Squirrel in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.