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Indian palm squirrel : ウィキペディア英語版 | Indian palm squirrel
The Indian palm squirrel or three-striped palm squirrel (''Funambulus palmarum'') is a species of rodents in the family Sciuridae found naturally in India (south of the Vindhyas) and Sri Lanka. In the late 19th century, the palm squirrel was introduced to Madagascar, Réunion, Mayotte, Comoro Islands, Mauritius, Seychelles and Australia, where it has since become a minor pest.〔Long, J. L. (2003). Introduced Mammals of the World: Their History, Distribution and Influence. Csiro Publishing, Collingwood, Australia. ISBN 9780643099166〕〔Farmnote 113/2000, Government of Western Australia Department and Agriculture and Food, retrieved 8/14/2008 ()〕 The closely related five-striped palm squirrel, ''F. pennantii'', is found in northern India, and its range partly overlaps with this species. ==Description==
The palm squirrel is about the size of a large chipmunk, with a bushy tail slightly shorter than its body. The back is a grizzled, grey-brown colour with three conspicuous white stripes which run from head to tail. The two outer stripes run from the forelegs to the hind legs only. It has a creamy-white belly and a tail covered with interspersed, long, black and white hair. The ears are small and triangular. Juvenile squirrels have significantly lighter coloration, which gets progressively darker as they age. Albinism is rare, but exists in this species.
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