Northern Palm Squirrel
Funambulus pennantii
22.5726, 88.3639
Field Notes
Description:
.Active, furry and cute with stripes on their backs.
Habitat:
These have recently spread to our gardens and I, for one love them. They jump from the mango tree....use the water pipes as a highway to reach my rooftop terrace and run merry races. Today there was only one that shared the breadcrumbs put out for the birds..
Notes:
They must be breeding nearby because they have been chewing the ropes used to trail creepers and my papaya plant leaves to make soft litter ...also I have been seeing squirrels that are smaller in size than adults running up and down my mango trees.
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Northern palm squirrel
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PublishedApril 17, 2016
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