Funambulus (Funambulus) palmarum (Linnaeus 1766)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 754-818 : 781

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[Sciurus] palmarum Linnaeus 1766 , Syst. Nat., 12th ed., Vol. 1: 86.

Type Locality: "in America, Asia, Africa." Restricted by Wroughton (1905 a:409) to E coast of Madras, India .

Vernacular Names: Indian Palm Squirrel.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Funambulus (Funambulus) palmarum subsp. palmarum Linnaeus 1766

Subspecies Funambulus (Funambulus) palmarum subsp. brodiei Blyth 1849

Subspecies Funambulus (Funambulus) palmarum subsp. robertsoni Wroughton 1916

Distribution: C and S India, Sri Lanka.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Funambulus . Distribution largely allopatric with that of F. pennantii , but limited area of sympatry in Central Provinces and along W coast of India, south of 16° N lat. ( Corbet and Hill, 1992; Moore, 1960).