Fringed Cup vs Indian Giant Squirrel

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Ratufa indica

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Indian Giant Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Indian Giant Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Encoelia	Ratufa
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Ratufa indica

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Indian Giant Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.