Gillet's cherry-orange vs Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Citropsis gilletiana compared with Petaurista philippensis

Key Differences

• Gillet's cherry-orange is Endangered while Indian Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gillet's cherry-orange	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rutaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Citropsis	Petaurista
Species	Citropsis gilletiana	Petaurista philippensis

Conservation Status

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gillet's cherry-orange	Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gillet's cherry-orange

Habitat

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

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.