Garden Acraea vs Indian Giant Squirrel

Acraea horta compared with Ratufa indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden Acraea	Indian Giant Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Acraea	Ratufa
Species	Acraea horta	Ratufa indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Garden Acraea and Indian Giant Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Garden Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden Acraea	Indian Giant Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garden Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.