Northern Palm Squirrel
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Northern Palm Squirrel

Funambulus pennantii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
9 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The northern palm squirrel (Funambulus pennantii), also called the five-striped palm squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. Some authorities recognize two subspecies, F. p. pennantii and F. p. argentescens. It is a semi-arboreal species found in tropical and subtropical dry deciduous forests and many other rural and urban habitats. It is a common species with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Palm Squirrel sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Asian Long-tailed Climbing Mouse
LC

Asian Long-tailed Climbing Mouse

Mammal

Vandeleuria oleracea

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
20–30
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
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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 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
2 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
5 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
6 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
7 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
8 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Palm Squirrel in Chitwan National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Palm Squirrel sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Palm Squirrel in Chitwan National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Northern Palm Squirrel in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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