northern palm squirrel

English

Noun

northern palm squirrel (plural northern palm squirrels)

1. A species of squirrel, Funambulus pennantii, native to the Indian subcontinent.
   • 2018, Menno Schilthuizen, “Darwin comes to town”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     In Perth, the Indian northern palm squirrel was released in 1898 and since then has maintained a healthy population thanks to the abundant fruits of African date palms and other exotic palm trees in the city.

Synonyms

• five-striped palm squirrel