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Indian Palm Squirrel

Funambulus palmarum

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Funambulus palmarum Indian Palm Squirrel


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2 Comments

Manaswini
Manaswini 12 years ago

Thnx a lot Leuba..i made a mistake..

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 12 years ago

This looks like an Indian squirrel - very common in Indian suburbs. The Chipmunk appears to have shorter snouts, streaks on side of face and around eyes as well. They also have orange/pale reddish brown fur on belly and throat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipmunk

Manaswini
Spotted by
Manaswini

Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Spotted on Dec 25, 2011
Submitted on Dec 25, 2011

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