Forest Ironplum vs Indian Giant Squirrel

Drypetes gerrardii compared with Ratufa indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Ironplum	Indian Giant Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Putranjivaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Drypetes	Ratufa
Species	Drypetes gerrardii	Ratufa indica

Conservation Status

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Ironplum	Indian Giant Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Ironplum

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.