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title: "Five-striped Palm Squirrel"
description: "Funambulus pennantii — Mammiferi. The northern palm squirrel, also called the five-striped palm squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/five-striped-palm-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Five-striped Palm Squirrel

> Funambulus pennantii — Mammiferi. The northern palm squirrel, also called the five-striped palm squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Funambulus pennantii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 6534
- Wikidata: [Q1765033](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1765033)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45936](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45936)

## Names

- en: Five-striped Palm Squirrel
- de: Nördliches Palmenhörnchen
- es: Ardilla de la palma de cinco rayas
- fr: Funambule de Pennant
- nl: Vijfstrepige palmeekhoorn
- pl: Pasecznik pięciopręgi

## Countries with the most observations

IN (5189), AE (230), NP (160), PK (116), BD (96), IR (13), OM (6), IT (3), QA (3)

## Summary

The northern palm squirrel, also called the five-striped palm squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. Some authorities recognize two subspecies, F. p. pennantii and F. p. argentescens. It is a semi-arboreal species found in tropical and subtropical dry deciduous forests and many other rural and urban habitats. It is a common species with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Scott Edmunds · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19248253

## Machine access

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