---
title: "Jungle Palm Squirrel"
description: "Funambulus tristriatus — Mammals. The jungle palm squirrel, jungle striped squirrel, or Western Ghats squirrel (Funambulus tristriatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae which is endemic to India."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/jungle-palm-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jungle Palm Squirrel

> Funambulus tristriatus — Mammals. The jungle palm squirrel, jungle striped squirrel, or Western Ghats squirrel (Funambulus tristriatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae which is endemic to India.

- Scientific name: *Funambulus tristriatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 1108
- Wikidata: [Q1767641](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1767641)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45937](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45937)

## Names

- en: Jungle Palm Squirrel
- de: Dschungel-Palmenhörnchen
- pl: Pasecznik trójpręgi

## Countries with the most observations

IN (879)

## Summary

The jungle palm squirrel, jungle striped squirrel, or Western Ghats squirrel (Funambulus tristriatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae which is endemic to India.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_palm_squirrel

## Photo

![Jungle Palm Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/jungle-palm-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dominic Best · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/335033772

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/jungle-palm-squirrel?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).