Nilgiri striped squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Nilgiri striped squirrel lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Funambulus sublineatus
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Nilgiri striped squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Nilgiri striped squirrel in 2 countries and territories across Asia.

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 Nilgiri striped squirrel endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Nilgiri striped squirrel?

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

About the Nilgiri striped squirrel

The Nilgiri striped squirrel (Funambulus sublineatus) is a threatened species of rodent, a small squirrel (Sciuridae) from rainforests in the southern Western Ghats, including the Nilgiris, in Peninsular India. It formerly included Funambulus obscurus from Sri Lanka as a subspecies, at which point the English name of the "combined species" also was dusky striped squirrel (a name now restricted to the Sri Lankan species).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nilgiri striped squirrel (revision 1379136333), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q308491 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).