False sicklepod vs Indian Giant Squirrel

Senna multijuga compared with Ratufa indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank False sicklepod Indian Giant Squirrel
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Fabaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Senna Ratufa
Species Senna multijuga Ratufa indica

Conservation Status

False sicklepod

LC — Least Concern

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute False sicklepod Indian Giant Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

False sicklepod

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (Portugal), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False sicklepod

No description available.

Indian Giant Squirrel

No description available.

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