Curran’s Pitogo vs Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Cycas curranii compared with Petaurista philippensis

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Indian Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cycadaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cycas	Petaurista
Species	Cycas curranii	Petaurista philippensis

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.