Funambulus (Prasadsciurus) pennantii Wroughton 1905

Funambulus (Prasadsciurus) pennantii Wroughton 1905, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 16: 411.

Type Locality: "Mandvi Taluka of Surat District," Guzerath (= Gudjerat), India.

Vernacular Names: Northern Palm Squirrel.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Funambulus (Prasadsciurus) pennantii subsp. pennantii Wroughton 1905

Subspecies Funambulus (Prasadsciurus) pennantii subsp. argentescens Wroughton 1905

Distribution: SE Iran through Pakistan to Nepal and N and C India. Perhaps adjacent Afghanistan. Introduced to Andaman Isls and vicinity of Perth in Western Australia.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Prasadsciurus (Moore and Tate, 1965:71) . Reviewed by Agrawal and Chakraborty (1979), and Corbet and Hill (1992).