Nilgiri Palm Squirrel
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Nilgiri Palm Squirrel

Funambulus sublineatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
12 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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). Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Nilgiri Palm Squirrel sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Indian Palm Squirrel
LC

Indian Palm Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Funambulus palmarum

40–50% · Likely
Layard's Palm Squirrel
VU

Layard's Palm Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Funambulus layardi

40–50% · Possible
Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel
NT

Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Ratufa macroura

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌅 When They're Spotted

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

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
2 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
3 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
4 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
5 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Nilgiri Palm Squirrel in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Nilgiri Palm Squirrel sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Nilgiri Palm Squirrel in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

March has the highest sighting rate for Nilgiri Palm Squirrel in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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