Jungle Palm Squirrel

About this species

Habitat

Forest with tall trees; also tea plantations

Range

Endemic to India; Western Ghats and the west coast of the peninsula

The jungle palm squirrel, also called the jungle striped squirrel or Western Ghats squirrel, is endemic to India. It is confined to forests with tall trees along the west coast of the Indian peninsula, but it tolerates habitat change and is also common in tea plantations in the Western Ghats (Wikipedia, general species account).

Because it lives in the kind of forest where cacao, mango, grape and sapota grow, it is considered a pest of those crops. Males have been reported to make up a larger share of the population than females. The cached account is short and gives no measurements, diet or breeding information (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of India guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)