Genus

Palm Squirrels

Funambulus

5 species in our catalog · found in 19 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
GenusFunambulus (Palm Squirrels)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Funambulus pennantii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Funambulus palmarum

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

VU Endemic

Funambulus layardi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Funambulus sublineatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Funambulus tristriatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Palm Squirrels

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	~80%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~50%
	Layard's Palm Squirrel			~40%
	Nilgiri Palm Squirrel			~20%
2	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~60%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~60%
3	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~50%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~40%
	Nilgiri Palm Squirrel			Insufficient data
4	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~50%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~50%
5	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~50%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~50%
6	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~40%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~40%
7	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~40%
	Jungle Palm Squirrel			Insufficient data
	Indian Palm Squirrel			Insufficient data
	Nilgiri Palm Squirrel			Insufficient data
8	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~40%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~30%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			Insufficient data
9	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~30%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~30%
10	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~30%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			~20%
	Nilgiri Palm Squirrel			Insufficient data
11	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~30%
12	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~30%
	Nilgiri Palm Squirrel			Insufficient data
	Jungle Palm Squirrel			Insufficient data
13	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			Insufficient data
14	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~20%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			~20%
15	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Jungle Palm Squirrel			Insufficient data
	Indian Palm Squirrel			Insufficient data
16	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			Insufficient data
	Northern Palm Squirrel			Insufficient data
17	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			Insufficient data
18	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~10%
	Northern Palm Squirrel			Insufficient data
19	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Indian Palm Squirrel			Insufficient data

Palm Squirrels

Species in this group

Northern Palm Squirrel

Indian Palm Squirrel

Layard's Palm Squirrel

Nilgiri Palm Squirrel

Jungle Palm Squirrel

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Palm Squirrels

Parks Ranked