Layard's Palm Squirrel
Encyclopedia
Layard's Palm Squirrel (Funambulus layardi) is a species of rodent
in the Sciuridae family. It is found only in Sri Lanka
. The validity of the subspecies dravidianus based on a single specimen
from the southern tip of India
has been questioned, and is probably a juvenile Funambulus sublineatus.
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the Sciuridae family. It is found only in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. The validity of the subspecies dravidianus based on a single specimen
Specimen
A specimen is a portion/quantity of material for use in testing, examination, or study.BiologyA laboratory specimen is an individual animal, part of an animal, a plant, part of a plant, or a microorganism, used as a representative to study the properties of the whole population of that species or...
from the southern tip of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
has been questioned, and is probably a juvenile Funambulus sublineatus.