Nilgiri striped squirrel
Funambulus sublineatus (Waterhouse, 1838)
The nilgiri striped squirrel (Funambulus sublineatus) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 70.9 g to 70.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the nilgiri striped squirrel
- Weight
- 70.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Scansorialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the nilgiri striped squirrel live?
Not recorded
What is the nilgiri striped squirrel?
The Nilgiri striped squirrel (Funambulus sublineatus) is a threatened species of rodent, a small squirrel (Sciuridae) from rainforests in the southern Western Ghats, including the Nilgiris, in Peninsular India. It formerly included Funambulus obscurus from Sri Lanka as a subspecies, at which point the English name of the "combined species" also was dusky striped squirrel (a name now restricted to the Sri Lankan species).
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Is the nilgiri striped squirrel endangered?
The nilgiri striped squirrel is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the nilgiri striped squirrel classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familySciuridae
- genusFunambulus
- SpeciesFunambulus sublineatus (Waterhouse, 1838)
Synonyms Funambulus kathleenae, Sciurus delesserti, Sciurus sublineatus, Sciurus trilineatus, Tamoides sublineatus
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- Dusky palm squirrelEnglish
- Dusky-striped squirrelEnglish
- Nilgiri palm squirrelEnglish
- veverka bělohrdláCzech
- Dunkles PalmenhörnchenGerman
- ardilla listada de NilgiriSpanish
- vaaleapalmuoravaFinnish
- クモリシマヤシリスJapanese
- pasecznik ciemnyPolish
- Esquilo-das-Palmeiras-de-NilgiriPortuguese
- Темнополосая белкаRussian
Relatives of the nilgiri striped squirrel
Other species in the same genus Funambulus.
Indian palm squirrel
Funambulus palmarum
Northern palm squirrel
Funambulus pennantii
Jungle palm squirrel
Funambulus tristriatus
Layard's palm squirrel
Funambulus layardi
CompareNilgiri striped squirrel vs Indian palm squirrelNilgiri striped squirrel vs Northern palm squirrelNilgiri striped squirrel vs Jungle palm squirrelNilgiri striped squirrel vs Layard's palm squirrel
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the nilgiri striped squirrel?
An adult nilgiri striped squirrel weighs 70.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the nilgiri striped squirrel endangered?
The nilgiri striped squirrel is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the nilgiri striped squirrel?
The nilgiri striped squirrel (Funambulus sublineatus) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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