Dusky striped squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the dusky striped squirrel lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Funambulus obscurus
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the dusky striped squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the dusky striped squirrel in 1 country or territory across Asia. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the dusky striped squirrel endangered?

The dusky striped squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the dusky striped squirrel?

The dusky striped squirrel (Funambulus obscurus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Funambulus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the dusky striped squirrel

The dusky striped squirrel (Funambulus obscurus) is a species of small squirrel from Sri Lanka that is largely confined to rainforests in the southwestern "wet zone" with higher rainfall than the rest of the island. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of Funambulus sublineatus from India, at which point the English name of the "combined species" also was dusky striped squirrel. It is known as පුංචි ලේනා (punchi lena) or "batu lena" in the Sinhala language.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dusky striped squirrel (revision 1359255776), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q19597262 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).