achacha vs Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Garcinia gardneriana compared with Petaurista philippensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	achacha	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Clusiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Garcinia	Petaurista
Species	Garcinia gardneriana	Petaurista philippensis

Conservation Status

achacha

LC — Least Concern

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	achacha	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

achacha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Brazil.

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

achacha

The achacha (Garcinia gardneriana) is a species in the genus Garcinia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Brazil, inhabiting diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.