Funambulus

Funambulus is a genus of rodents in the Sciuridae (squirrel) family, the only one in tribe Funambulini.^[1] It contains these species:^[2][3]

• Genus Funambulus
  • Subgenus Funambulus
    • Layard's palm squirrel (F. layardi)
    • Dusky palm squirrel (F. obscurus)
    • Indian palm squirrel (F. palmarum)
    • Nilgiri striped palm squirrel (F. sublineatus)^[4]
    • Jungle palm squirrel (F. tristriatus)
  • Subgenus Prasadsciurus
    • Northern palm squirrel (F. pennantii)

Funambulus
Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Subfamily:	Callosciurinae
Tribe:	Funambulini Pocock, 1923
Genus:	Funambulus Lesson, 1835
Type species
Sciurus indicus Lesson, 1835 (= Sciurus palmarum Linnaeus, 1776)
Species
Funambulus layardi Funambulus palmarum Funambulus pennantii Funambulus sublineatus Funambulus obscurus Funambulus tristriatus
Synonyms
Palmista J. E. Gray, 1867 Tamiodes Pocock, 1923

A squirrel apparently appearing to give a thumbs up but is actually eating maize grain.

Etymology

"Funambulus" is the Latin word for "rope-dancer".^[5]