Funambulus

Funambulus is a genus of rodents in the Sciuridae (squirrel) family, the only one in tribe Funambulini. It contains these species:

• Genus Funambulus
• Subgenus Funambulus
• Layard's palm squirrel (F. layardi)
• Dusky palm squirrel (F. obscurus)
• Indian palm squirrel (F. palmarum)
• Nilgiri striped palm squirrel (F. sublineatus)
• Jungle palm squirrel (F. tristriatus)
• Subgenus Prasadsciurus
• Northern palm squirrel (F. pennantii)

Etymology

"Funambulus" is the Latin word for "rope-dancer".

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