arrowroot vs Indian Giant Squirrel

Thalia geniculata compared with Ratufa indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Indian Giant Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salpidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Thalia	Ratufa
Species	Thalia geniculata	Ratufa indica

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Indian Giant Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Indian Giant Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.