Dusky Palm Squirrel, Sinharaja (kudawa), Sri Lanka

The dusky striped squirrel is a small squirrel in Sri Lanka once united under a single species also known by this common name thought to occupy southern India and Sri Lanka. It is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka and is largely confined to rainforests in the south western "wet zone" of the island with higher rainfall than the rest of the island. It is known as පුංචි ලේනා or "batu lena" in the Sinhala language.