Fiddlewood vs Indian Giant Squirrel

Vitex gaumeri compared with Ratufa indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiddlewood	Indian Giant Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lamiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Vitex	Ratufa
Species	Vitex gaumeri	Ratufa indica

Conservation Status

Fiddlewood

LC — Least Concern

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiddlewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.