Buddha's hand vs Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Alocasia cucullata compared with Petaurista philippensis

Key Differences

• Buddha's hand is Not Evaluated while Indian Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Araceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alocasia	Petaurista
Species	Alocasia cucullata	Petaurista philippensis

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.