Fibrous Goat's Beard vs Indian Giant Squirrel

Tragopogon fibrosus compared with Ratufa indica

Key Differences

• Fibrous Goat's Beard is Data Deficient while Indian Giant Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fibrous Goat's Beard	Indian Giant Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Tragopogon	Ratufa
Species	Tragopogon fibrosus	Ratufa indica

Conservation Status

Fibrous Goat's Beard

DD — Data Deficient

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fibrous Goat's Beard	Indian Giant Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fibrous Goat's Beard

Habitat

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

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.