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Scientific name
Funambulus pennantii
Order
Mammals
Family
סנאיים Sciuridae
Social Structure
יחידאי
The squirrel is solitary but can be found overlapping with other individuals within its habitat.
Activity
פעילים ביום ובלילה
Food
Omnivor
This omnivore eats mainly fruits, seeds, flowers, buds, and tree bark, as well as insects, other arthropods, and bird eggs.
Dangers
• The five-striped squirrel is an invasive species. It has invaded and populated within several countries in the world, including Israel, after escaping/being released from captivity. As an invasive species, it harms natural vegetation and local animals, as well as agricultural crops.
• Their habitat is forested urban and rural areas in Central and Northern India, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nepal. Today in Israel, the squirrels live in the wild in various areas in the Negev.
Photo: Adi Philipsborn
Zoo Conservation Program:
Feeding/Enrichment Time
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Habitat & Distribution Area
Asia
The five-striped palm squirrel is found in forested urban and rural areas in Central and Northern India, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nepal.
Conservation status
lc
Deficient Data
DD
least Concern
lc
Near Threatened
nt
Vulnerable
vu
Endangered
en
Critically endangered
cr
Extinct in the Wild
ew
Extinct
ex
Endangered status
lc
Worldwide
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Israel
In the Bible
Weight
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KG
Life Expectancy
5
years
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